Chocolate Cake Made With a Cuisinart SM-55 5 1/2-Quart Stand Mixers
If there's one thing that should be said about birthday cakes, it is that they are sweeter if you make them yourself. Buying a birthday cake is something that anyone can do. But baking a birthday cake yourself is sweet, and sends a message to the birthday girl or the birthday boy about just how special he or she is.
If you have skill, the cake that you made yourself could even be more delicious than the one you bought at the cake shop. And then there are cake pre-mixes too. The trick to making a luscious cake is in the decoration. So, if you're working with cake pre-mixes, whip up your creativity for some wonderful cake decorations.
If you're making chocolate cake for the chocolate lover, put some chocolate ganache icing on top. If the birthday celebrant has some allergy problems, try baking a gluten-free chocolate cake with semi-sweet chocolate icing, or dairy free ice cream with milk-free icing.
If you want to offer something richer, try making a cheesecake and top it with berries. Also, try to get more creative with common cake cream recipes. Tweak ice cream recipes by using high-end ice cream instead of common ice cream. If the birthday celebrant prefers something lighter, trying making lemon-glazed cake or creamy orange cake. For kids, try making a root beer float cake or chocolate pudding fudge cake.
Chocolate Cake Recipe and Tips
One type of chocolate cake that is sure to receive rave reviews is terrific Black Forest Cake, an old-style recipe which originates from Germany. The following chocolate cake recipe and tips will provide you and your family or dinner guests with a confection they'll soon not forget.
The Recipe for Black Forest Chocolate Cake
Cake Ingredients:
One half cup of softened butter;
Two eggs;
One-half cup of unsweetened cocoa (powder form);
One-half teaspoon baking powder;
One teaspoon baking soda;
One teaspoon of vanilla;
Three-quarters cup of buttermilk;
One-quarter cup of confectioner's sugar;
Tips and method:
First preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit;
2. Line a nine inch cake pan with non-sticking paper;
3.
4.
5. Next add sifted flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and buttermilk. Mix well until batter is smooth with no lumps.
6. Pour the batter into the lined cake pan and bake in pre-heated oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit until middle is set. Approximate bake time is forty-five to sixty minutes. It should come out fairly clean with only a few crumbs. It is important that you do not over bake Black Forest chocolate cake.
7. Tip: The cake will be easier to cut if you keep it in the refrigerator for two to three hours.
1. Take a colander and drain cherry pie filling in order to remove most the heavy juice.
2. Beat the whipping cream adding confectioner's sugar until thick.
Cake Assemblage:
1. Place the first layer on the serving plate.
2. Spread approximately one fourth of the whipping cream on the initial layer and add half of the cherry filling on top of the cream.
3.
4. Press the chocolate shavings gently onto the cake's top and sides.
? If you use three cake tins for the layers as opposed to one the bake time needs to be reduced.
? Using traditional cake flour instead of all-purpose flour will make your chocolate cake much lighter and fluffier.
? If you do not have cherry pie filling, you may substitute jam.
Chocolate Cake Recipe and Tips
One type of chocolate cake that is sure to receive rave reviews is terrific Black Forest Cake, an old-style recipe which originates from Germany. The following chocolate cake recipe and tips will provide you and your family or dinner guests with a confection they'll soon not forget.
The Recipe for Black Forest Chocolate Cake
One half cup of softened butter;
One and one-quarter cups of sugar;
Two eggs;
One and one-quarter cups of all-purpose flour;
One-half cup of unsweetened cocoa (powder form);
One-half teaspoon baking powder;
One teaspoon baking soda;
One teaspoon of vanilla;
Three-quarters cup of buttermilk;
Cake Filling Ingredients:
Two cans cherry pie filling;
Three cups of whipping cream-chilled;
Shaved milk chocolate to garnish the cake;
Tips and method:
1. First preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit;
2. Line a nine inch cake pan with non-sticking paper;
3.
4. Add one egg at a time, mixing well after each egg is added.
5. Next add sifted flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and buttermilk. Mix well until batter is smooth with no lumps.
Pour the batter into the lined cake pan and bake in pre-heated oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit until middle is set. In order to determine if cake is done insert a toothpick in its centre.
7. Tip: The cake will be easier to cut if you keep it in the refrigerator for two to three hours.
1. Take a colander and drain cherry pie filling in order to remove most the heavy juice.
2.
3. Shave milk chocolate using a vegetable peeler. Place the shaved chocolate inside the refrigerator until you are ready to assemble the cake.
Cake Assemblage:
Place the first layer on the serving plate.
2. Spread approximately one fourth of the whipping cream on the initial layer and add half of the cherry filling on top of the cream.
3. Add the cake's second layer spreading one fourth of the cream on it plus the remainder of the cherry filling.
4. Press the chocolate shavings gently onto the cake's top and sides.
Tips:
? If you use three cake tins for the layers as opposed to one the bake time needs to be reduced.
? Using traditional cake flour instead of all-purpose flour will make your chocolate cake much lighter and fluffier.
? If you do not have cherry pie filling, you may substitute jam.
The following chocolate cake recipe and tips will provide you and your family or dinner guests with a confection they'll soon not forget.
The Recipe for Black Forest Chocolate Cake
Cake Ingredients:
One half cup of softened butter;
One and one-quarter cups of sugar;
Two eggs;
One and one-quarter cups of all-purpose flour;
One-half cup of unsweetened cocoa (powder form);
One teaspoon baking soda;
One teaspoon of vanilla;
Cake Filling Ingredients:
Three cups of whipping cream-chilled;
One-quarter cup of confectioner's sugar;
Shaved milk chocolate to garnish the cake;
Tips and method:
1. First preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit;
2. Line a nine inch cake pan with non-sticking paper;
3. Using an electric mixer beat butter that has been softened by allowing to stand at room temperature and sugar together until fluffy in consistency;
4.
5. Next add sifted flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and buttermilk.
Pour the batter into the lined cake pan and bake in pre-heated oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit until middle is set. Approximate bake time is forty-five to sixty minutes. In order to determine if cake is done insert a toothpick in its centre. It should come out fairly clean with only a few crumbs. It is important that you do not over bake Black Forest chocolate cake.
7. Once the cake is cooled take a long knife that is serrated and cut the cake in three layers, equal in size. Tip: The cake will be easier to cut if you keep it in the refrigerator for two to three hours.
Prepare the cake's filling:
Take a colander and drain cherry pie filling in order to remove most the heavy juice.
2.
Shave milk chocolate using a vegetable peeler. Place the shaved chocolate inside the refrigerator until you are ready to assemble the cake.
1. Place the first layer on the serving plate.
2.
3. Add the cake's second layer spreading one fourth of the cream on it plus the remainder of the cherry filling.
4. Add the cake's third layer and spread another one-fourth of cream to the top and apportion one fourth to the cake's sides. Press the chocolate shavings gently onto the cake's top and sides.
? Using traditional cake flour instead of all-purpose flour will make your chocolate cake much lighter and fluffier.
? If you do not have cherry pie filling, you may substitute jam.
