Chocolate Cake With Creme De Cacao Icing
From chacha 14 years agoIngredients
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder shopping list
- Note: Use a good quality cocoa and I sometimes add a heaping tablespoon extra. shopping list
- 1 tablespoon instant dry roasted coffee powder shopping list
- 1/2 cup hot water shopping list
- 1/2 milk shopping list
- 1-3/4 cups cake flour shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder shopping list
- 1 teaspoon baking soda shopping list
- 1/2 cup butter shopping list
- 1-1/4 cups granulated sugar shopping list
- 2 eggs shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract shopping list
- coffee CREAM FROSTING: shopping list
- 1 tablespoon instant coffee powder shopping list
- 1 tablespoon crème de cacao shopping list
- 1 cup chilled all-purpose whipping cream shopping list
- 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar shopping list
- Note: I double the frosting recipe shopping list
- GARNISH: shopping list
- sliced fresh strawberries, mandarin orange segments(drained), or any fruit of your choice. shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease and line two 9 inch round layer pans and place to one side.
- Dissolve cocoa powder and coffee in hot water.
- Add milk then set aside.
- In another bowl, combine cake flour, baking powder and baking soda. Set aside.
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Stir in vanilla.
- Add the flour mixture alternately with the liquid ingredients into the creamed mixture.
- Pour into prepared pans and bake for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Cool.
- FROSTING:
- In a bowl, combine instant coffee, crème de cacao and all-purpose cream.
- Whip until stiff and double in volume.
- Fold in the confectioners' sugar.
- To Assemble:
- Put the first layer of cake on a platter.
- Spread some of the coffee cream frosting over the cake then top with half of the fresh fruits.
- Put second cake layer.
- Top with remaining coffee cream and fruit.
- Chill before serving.
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