Secret Chocolate Fantasy Cake Recipes

TOP SECRET CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 10-cup Bundt pan with baking spray.
• Mix together the cake mix, milk, butter, eggs, chocolate chips and vanilla in a large bowl until completely combined. Pour into the prepared Bundt pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
• Let the cake cool for about 15 minutes before turning it out onto a cooling rack. Allow to cool completely, an additional 20 to 25 minutes.
• For the simple chocolate ganache topping: Meanwhile, heat the cream in a small pan until just bubbling. Add the chocolate chips to a small bowl and pour the hot cream over the top. Let sit for 1 minute, then mix until smooth.
• Transfer the cake to a cake stand or serving platter and pour the ganache over the top, allowing it to drip down the ridges. Sprinkle with rainbow sprinkles and serve.

SECRET-INGREDIENT DARK CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease three 8-inch round cake pans and line bottoms with parchment paper.
• Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, and baking powder into a large bowl.
• Combine stout, vanilla extract, and espresso powder in separate bowl and stir.
• Beat sugar and butter together in another bowl until creamy, scraping sides occasionally. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition. Beat in mayonnaise. Alternate adding the flour and stout mixtures, 1/3 at a time, beating after each addition. Fold in dark chocolate just until combined. Split batter between the 3 prepared pans and level out the tops.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the cakes comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Cool in the pans for 15 minutes, then run a knife around the edge and flip onto a cooling rack. Let cool completely.

CHOCOLATE FANTASY CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE GANACHE ICING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease a 9" springform pan with 1 tablespoon of the butter and dust with flour.
• In a metal bowl set over a pot of simmering water, melt the chocolate with the remaining 8 tablespoons of butter and stir occasionally until smooth and creamy.
• Remove from heat.
• Separate the eggs.
• In another bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the egg yolks together with the sugar and vanilla until thick, stopping to scrape the sides of the bowl once or twice, for about 3 minutes.
• In a third bowl, whisk the egg whites with the salt until stiff, for about two minutes.
• Slowly and gently fold the chocolate into the yolk mixture, adding just a little chocolate at a time to keep the eggs from scrambling.
• Fold in the egg whites.
• Pour the batter into the springform pan and bake in the center of the oven until spongy; for about 40 minutes.
• Remove from the oven, remove the springform ring and place the cake on a rack to cool completely.
• When the cake is cool, prepare the icing as follows.
• In a metal bowl set over a pot of simmering water, melt the chocolate with the cream, stirring constantly until smooth.
• Don't let the mixture boil.
• Remove from the heat.
• Use immediately or store, refrigerated in an airtight container, for up to 24 hours.
• Reheat in the top of a double boiler.
• To serve, spread the chocolate ganache icing over the cake.
• Top with raspberries or strawberries rolled in sugar and serve a small wedge of cake with a dollop of whipped cream (and a BAM of powdered sugar looks lovely as well).
• Enjoy!

SECRET CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Mix 1 cup water, 5 tablespoons cocoa, 1 stick butter, 1/2 cup crisco boil 1 minute.
• Sift 2 cups self-rising flour, 1 3/4 cups sugar. Pour chocolate sauce into flour mixture. Add 2 eggs, 1/2 cup buttermilk, 1/2 teaspoon soda and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat well. Pour into greased 9X13 inch pan. Bake @ 350 for 30 minutes.
• Icing:.
• 1 stick butter.
• 1/2 cup buttermilk.
• 5 tablespoons cocoa.
• Boil 1 minute and add 1 box confectioner sugar and chopped nuts. Spread onto hot cake.