SPECIAL-OCCASION CHOCOLATE CAKE
This cake won grand champion at the 2000 Alaska State Fair, and you will see why once you taste it. My decadent chocolate cake boasts a luscious ganache filling and fudge buttercream frosting. -Cindi DeClue, Anchorage, Alaska
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h5m
Yield 16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, combine cocoa and water; set aside to cool completely. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with cocoa mixture, beating well after each addition. , Pour into three greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For ganache, place chocolate in a bowl. In a small heavy saucepan over low heat, bring cream and sugar to a boil. Pour over chocolate; whisk gently until smooth. Allow to cool until it reaches a spreadable consistency, stirring occasionally., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat butter until fluffy. Add the confectioners' sugar, cocoa, milk and vanilla; beat until smooth., Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread with 1 cup frosting. Top with second layer and 1 cup ganache; sprinkle with 1/2 cup almonds. Top with third layer; frost top and sides of cake. Warm ganache until pourable; pour over cake, allowing some to drape down the sides. Sprinkle with remaining almonds. Refrigerate until serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 736 calories, Fat 39g fat (22g saturated fat), Cholesterol 125mg cholesterol, Sodium 454mg sodium, Carbohydrate 86g carbohydrate (63g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 8g protein.
SPECIAL REQUEST CAKE
Steps:
- 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees
- 2. Prepare cake batter and bake in 2 (9 inch)round pans as directed on package. Cool cakes in pans 10 min Invert onto wire racks, gently remove pans. Cool cakes completely.
- 3. Microwave chocolate and butter in small microwaveable bowl on high 2 min or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. cool 5 minutes. Meanwhile, beat cream cheese an sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Gently stir in cool whip and crushed cookies
- 4. Place 1 cake layer on plate, spread with cream cheese mixture. Top with remaining cake layer. Spread top with chocolate glaze, let stand 10 min or until firm keep refrigerated.
SPECIAL REQUEST CAKE
From Foodgasms. This is called special request because people will ask you to make it for every get together. It is true too.
Provided by LINDA BAILEY
Categories Chocolate
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- 1. HEAT oven to 350ºF. PREPARE cake batter and bake in 2 (9-inch) round pans as directed on package. Cool cakes in pans 10 min. Invert onto wire racks; gently remove pans. Cool cakes completely. Microwave chocolate and butter in small microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 mins. or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted.
- 2. Cool 5 min. Meanwhile, beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until blended. Gently stir in cool whip and crushed cookies. PLACE 1 cake layer on plate, spread with cream cheese mixture. Top with remaining cake layer. Spread top with chocolate glaze; let stand 10 mins. or until firm. Keep refrigerated.
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