Showing posts with label cakes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cakes. Show all posts

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Bar one cake


Ingredients
CAKE:

45 ml cocoa
80 ml boiling water
150 g butter or margarine
200 g castor sugar (250ml)
3 extra large eggs
300 g cake flour (500ml)
10 ml baking powder
3 ml bicarbonate of soda
2 ml salt
250 ml buttermilk or plain yoghurt

ICING:

55 g Bar One chocolate, broken into pieces
100 g Albany chocolate, broken into pieces
100 ml fresh cream
45 ml butter or margarine

Method
Preheat oven at 180°. Line a 20cm spring form pan with baking paper and spray with non stick cooking spray.
Mix cocoa powder and boiling water until smooth and set aside to cool. Cream butter and sugar until light and creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well. Add cocoa powder mixture. Sift dry ingredients and add alternately with buttermilk to creamed mixture. Spoon into prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes. Remove and allow to cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing to wire rack.
For the icing place all ingredients in a glass bowl. Place in microwave on medium for 2-4 minutes stirring every minute until completely melted. Spoon over cooled cake and allow to set

Chocolate Caramel Fudge Cake

Ingredients
2 cup cake flour
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter or margerine
2 cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
3 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled (see no1 cup dairy sour cream1 cup boiling water

FILLING
1/2 cup butter or margerine
12 oz package caramels, unwrapped
1 can sweetened condensed milk (not evapo, rated)

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 by 13 cake pan. Setaside. Sift together the cake flour, baking soda and salt and setaside. Beat the butter and sugar together in a large mixing bowl.Blend in the eggs and beat until light and fluffy. Stir in thevanilla and melted chocolate. Alternately add the dry ingredients andthe sour cream to the butter mixture. Beat well after each addition.Stir in boiling water. (Batter will be thin) Divide cake batter inhalf. Pour one half into the prepared cake pan. Bake 10 - 12 minutes,or until firm to the touch, and remove from the oven. Meanwhile,prepare the filling. Mix butter, caramels, and condensed milk in asauace pan and melt over low heat, stirring often. Remove from thestove and pour the mixture over the baked half of the cake. Pour theremaining cake batter over the caramel mixture and return to theoven. Bake for 15 - 20 minutes or until firm to the touch. When cool,serve with ice cream, whipped cream or frost with your favoritechocolate frosing. NOTE: melt chocolate in double boiler over simmer(not boiling water)
Servings: 12 servings

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Moist Chocolate Truffle Cake

Chocolate Truffle Cake… Very Easy, Very Impressive, Extra Moist!
Preparation Time: 25 minutes
Cooking Time: 40 minutes
Refrigeration Time: 3 hours
Ingredients:
9 oz. Unsweetened Baking Chocolate (or your favorite high-quality dark chocolate at 70% cocoa)9 oz. Granulated Sugar
9 oz. Butter
6 Eggs (separate whites and yolks!)
Butter for cake pan

How to Make It:
Preheat oven to 350°F1.
Melt chocolate and butter in a bain-marie (double-boiler) without ever letting the water boil.
Stir until smooth.
Remove from heat and let cool.
2. Whisk egg yolks with the sugar and then gently stir in the chocolate.
3. Beat the egg whites until firm and "snowy". Gently stir into batter.
4. Pour 2/3 of batter into a buttered cake pan.
Bake for 40 minutes.
Put the remaining 1/3 of batter in the refrigerator -- it's going to make the truffle cream!.
5. Let cake cool off and then remove from cake dish.
Very carefully, cut the cake into two disks (cut in half lengthwise.)
6. Whisk the remaining third of batter to give it a little volume and air.
7. Gently spread half of batter "cream" on one disk. Cover with other disk.
Spread the rest of the batter on the top.
Put in refrigerator for at least 3 hours.
The best moist chocolate cake recipe!

Tip:If you are nervous about slicing the cake in half (as it is VERY moist!!!) you don't have to. Served as a one layer cake, this dessert is every bit as delicious, just a tad less fancy.

Serving Ideas:I serve this exquisite truffle cake as is. However, if you would like to decorate the top, go ahead. You could sprinkle some crushed nuts, or add a strawberry in the center… or I'm sure that you have tons of other ideas! In any case, enjoy! It really is the best moist chocolate cake recipe -- just fantastic!!!This beautiful dessert looks especially enticing on a tiered dessert server. So, if you have one, you might want to use it.