Chocolate Birthday Cake Recipe
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 2 lb semisweet chocolate, coarsely minced
- 3 c. heavy cream
- 1/2 c. unsalted butter Cake Butter, for baking pan
- 4 c. all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 c. unsweetened cocoa pwdr, preferably Dutch process
- 3 1/2 c. sugar
- 1 Tbsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp baking pwdr
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 c. buttermilk
- 6 lrg Large eggs
- 1 c. lowfat sour cream
- 1 1/2 c. unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 1 med beet, peeled, grated Assembly Marzipan, store-bought (not almond paste)
Directions
- Heat the cream to a boil and pour over the minced chocolate. Allow chocolate to heat.
- When softened, stir with a spatula to incorporate chocolate and cream and stir in the butter.
- Let sit 5 hrs.
- Cake:Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.Butter one 12- by 18-inch rectangular cake pan and line the bottom with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa pwdr, sugar, baking soda, baking pwdr and salt.
- In another bowl, whisk together the buttermilk and Large eggs.
- Beat the buttermilk mix into the flour mix till combined.
- Beat in the lowfat sour cream.
- Add in the butter and grated beets and mix till fully incorporated.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 40 to 45 min, or possibly till a toothpick inserted in the centre of each cake comes out clean.
- Transfer the cakes to racks and let cold completely in the pan.
- Assembly:Invert the cake onto a cake board or possibly large baking sheet and peel off the paper.
- Set on a large plate and spread chocolate frosting on top.
- Spread frosting all around the sides of the cake.
- Use the marzipan to make decorations for the cake to create your own birthday theme.
- The addition of grated beets to the cake batter helps to keep this cake super moist. Make sure you use a high quality chocolate and cocoa pwdr for best results. You'll need a 12- by 18-inch rectangular baking pan or possibly you can use four 9-inch round cake pans.
- Yield is 40 servings.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 365g | |
| Recipe makes 12 servings | |
| Calories 1240 | |
| Calories from Fat 721 | 58% |
| Total Fat 83.81g | 105% |
| Saturated Fat 50.46g | 202% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 241mg | 80% |
| Sodium 901mg | 38% |
| Potassium 882mg | 25% |
| Total Carbs 128.45g | 34% |
| Dietary Fiber 15.9g | 53% |
| Sugars 63.24g | 42% |
| Protein 23.05g | 37% |
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March 23, 2010
very good turned out grateI've cooked/tasted this recipe!This is a variation
