Showing posts with label Recipe: Dark Chocolate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Recipe: Dark Chocolate. Show all posts

Saturday, November 30, 2013

Chocolate Fudge Cake with Dark Chocolate Ganache Frosting

My very 1st successful from scratch birthday cake with froasting and decoration!!! For deary I'm so happy with my perfect birthday cake.


My very 1st massive charity bake. Once a upon a time (4 years plus) there was 3 ladies who started off encouraging each other to bake, to buy the same kitchen gadgets for their bakes, to be an online shopaholic for baking goods, to start selling their bakes, to open shop, etc. This year Standard Chartered Bank SG50 Baking for Sight Charity Event by Seeing is Believing have brought us to work together to sell our bakes. Thanks everyone for your overwhelming support! The Baking Buddies rock with 3 bakers only & we raised SGD$1,762. Believe we're the smallest team that raised so much funds~

I baked approximately 120 cupcakes and receive very very good feedback and praise. This recipe yields 16 cupcakes of 11cm diameter size cupcake cups. Approx 8 recipes!



Pre Mixed Dry Ingredients
108g Top Flour
0.5 teaspoon Baking Soda

Measure, Mix them up and set it aside.

Other Ingredients
58g Chocolate
60ml Hot Decaf Coffee
58g Butter
180g Brown Sugar
0.5 teaspoon Fine Salt
2 Eggs
0.5 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
90ml Butter Milk

Step 1 Grease two 5" round cake pans.
Step 2 Place Chocolate in a bowl and pour in the Hot Decaf Coffee. Mix until combine.

Step 3 In a large mixing bowl, cream the Butter, Salt and Sugar.
Step 4 Add in the beaten egg portion by portion each time after it's well combined.
Step 5 Add in Vanilla Extract and mix well.
Step 6 Pour in the Chocolate Coffee mixture a little at a time and mix well.
Step 7 Preheat the oven to 160°C.
Step 8 Add 1/5 of Pre Mixed Dry Ingredients and fold it in slowly to avoid pocket of flour.
Step 9 Pour 1/5 of the Buttermilk and fold in until well combined.
Step 10 Repeat Step 7 & 8 until all the Pre Mixed Dry Ingredients & Buttermilk is all mixed in.
Step 11 Pour batter into prepared pans.
Step 12 Bake for 25mins, insert the cake tester. If it comes out clean remove the cake from the oven as the cake is done. If there is some sticky dough on place it back in the oven to cook a while more.
Step 13 Leave the cake to cool in the tin on a wire rack for 30mins then remove from the tin and leave it on the wire rack to cool completely.

Froast it with Chocolate Ganache Frosting. For recipe Click here!



We love this recipe. It's a keeper.

HAVE FUN & ENJOY!!!!!!

Overall Feedback: Moist, Fudgy, Rich, Chocolate Delight, Not Sweet. Similar to Breadtalk Boston Chocolate Cake and Awfully Chocolate Moist Dark Chocolate Cake.

Click here for our blog page Baking Classes for more recipes. Hope you will be inspired~

Thursday, November 28, 2013

Chocolate Ganache Frosting


Ingredients
1 cup / 230g Heavy Cream
Pinch of Salt
220g Chocolate (your preference)
1 teaspoon of Sugar
1 tablespoon / 14g of Butter

Step 1 Break the Chocolate into smaller cubes in a bowl.

Step 2 Bring the Heavy Cream, Salt, Sugar to a boil over low heat.

Step 3 Remove when it starts lightly boiling and pour over the chocolate.

Step 4 Stir to assist the melting and mix well until well combined.
Step 5 Add in the butter and mix until all melted. This will give you a glossy finish.

Step 6 Set aside until cool then place in the fridge until spreadable consistancy.



Assembling tips for Cake:
1. Ensure your baked cake is fully cool or better if chilled.
2. Take one piece and put on the cake board, scoop and spread the chocolate ganache evenly.
3. Place the second piece on top and press down firmly. Continue until all layers are stacked.
4. Place in the fridge to chill for an hour.
5. Froast the remaining chocolate ganache on top and work on the sides.
6. Clean up the little mess at the bottom of the cake board with kitchen towel.
7. Decorate the cake according to your artistic skills.
8. Place in the fridge until ready to serve.


Recipes that is topped with this Frosting:
Chocolate Fudge Cake with Dark Chocolate Ganache Coming Soon

I'm happy with my 1st cake froasting skill.

HAVE FUN & ENJOY!!!!!!

Overall Feedback: Not Sweet, Rich, Chocolate Delight.

Click here for our blog page Baking Classes for more recipes. Hope you will be inspired~