Post by John Gugie on Dec 6, 2007 9:45:49 GMT -5
Perfect Chocolate Cake
Cake:
1 cup unsifted unsweetened cocoa
2 cups boiling water
2 3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup butter or margerine softened
2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Frosting:
1 pk. (8oz.) semi-sweet chocolate pieces
1/2 cup light cream
1 cup butter or margerine
2 1/2 cups unsifted confectionary sugar
Filling:
1 cup heavy cream, chilled
1/4 cup unsifted confectionary sugar
1 teaspoons vanilla extract
In medium bowl, combine cocoa with boiling water, mixing with wire whisk until smooth. Cool completely.
Sift flour with soda, salt and baking powder.
Preheat oven to 350. Grease well and lightly flour three 9-by-1 1/2 inch layer cake pans.
In large bowl of electric mixer, at high speed beat butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla scraping bowl occasionally, until light - about 5 minutes. At low speed, beat in flour mixture (in fourths), alternately with cocoa mixture (in thirds) beginning and ending with flour mixture. Do not overbeat.
Divide evenly into pans, smoooth top. Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until surface springs back when gently pressed with fingertip. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Carefully loosen sides with spatula, remove from pans, cool on racks.
Frosting: In medium saucepan, combine chocolate pieces, cream, butter. Stir over medium heat until smooth. Remove from heat. With whisk, blend in 2 1/2 cups confectionary sugar in bowl set over ice. beat until it holds shape.
Filling: Whip cream with sugar and vanilla. Refrigerate.
To assemble cake: On plate, place a layer top side down, spread with half of cream. Place second layer top side down, spread with rest of cream. Place third layer top side up.
To frost: With spatula, frost sides first. Covering whipped cream. Use rest of frosting on top, swirling decoratively. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.
Cake:
1 cup unsifted unsweetened cocoa
2 cups boiling water
2 3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup butter or margerine softened
2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
4 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Frosting:
1 pk. (8oz.) semi-sweet chocolate pieces
1/2 cup light cream
1 cup butter or margerine
2 1/2 cups unsifted confectionary sugar
Filling:
1 cup heavy cream, chilled
1/4 cup unsifted confectionary sugar
1 teaspoons vanilla extract
In medium bowl, combine cocoa with boiling water, mixing with wire whisk until smooth. Cool completely.
Sift flour with soda, salt and baking powder.
Preheat oven to 350. Grease well and lightly flour three 9-by-1 1/2 inch layer cake pans.
In large bowl of electric mixer, at high speed beat butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla scraping bowl occasionally, until light - about 5 minutes. At low speed, beat in flour mixture (in fourths), alternately with cocoa mixture (in thirds) beginning and ending with flour mixture. Do not overbeat.
Divide evenly into pans, smoooth top. Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until surface springs back when gently pressed with fingertip. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Carefully loosen sides with spatula, remove from pans, cool on racks.
Frosting: In medium saucepan, combine chocolate pieces, cream, butter. Stir over medium heat until smooth. Remove from heat. With whisk, blend in 2 1/2 cups confectionary sugar in bowl set over ice. beat until it holds shape.
Filling: Whip cream with sugar and vanilla. Refrigerate.
To assemble cake: On plate, place a layer top side down, spread with half of cream. Place second layer top side down, spread with rest of cream. Place third layer top side up.
To frost: With spatula, frost sides first. Covering whipped cream. Use rest of frosting on top, swirling decoratively. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.