Recipe

Think Pink Chocolate Cake Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Vindee / All my dishes 2 years, 4 months ago I made another one, just like the other one!! Made this yesterday for DH's bday for a Pink Ribbon day blog event. Do stop by and spread the message folks!! THANKS... Link : http://passionateaboutbaking.blogspot.com/2007/10/think-pink-for-pinktoberthe-cake-i-made.html#links...... More Prep:90m Cook:35m Servings:12	Vindee
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Ingredients

The basic cake recipe is one posted by Dariana for a Heavenly Chocolate Sacher Torte.

6 egg whites

5 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped

1/2 cup butter (no substitutes)

6 egg yolks

1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla

1/2 cup sugar

3/4 cup all-purpose flour

For the frosting and filling:

Whipping cream - 400ml

Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp

Icing Sugar - 3-4 tbs (according to taste)

White Chocolate for decoration

Food colours

Directions

For the cake:

Let egg whites stand at room temperature in a very large bowl for 30 minutes. Grease and lightly flour a 9-inch springform pan. Set aside.

Melt chocolate and butter in a medium saucepan over low heat; cool. Stir egg yolks and vanilla into the cooled chocolate mixture. Set mixture aside.

Beat egg whites with an electric mixer on medium to high speed until soft peaks form (tips curl). Gradually add sugar, about 1 tablespoon at a time, beating about 4 minutes or until stiff peaks form (tips stand straight).

Fold about 1 cup of the egg white mixture into chocolate mixture. Fold chocolate mixture into remaining egg white mixture. Sift about one-third of the flour over the egg mixture; gently fold in. (If the bowl is too full, transfer mixture to a larger bowl.) Repeat twice, sifting and folding in one-third of the flour at a time.

Spread batter into the prepared pan. Bake in a 350 degre F oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Completely cool cake in the pan on a wire rack. Remove sides of pan. Brush crumbs from edges of cake. (Top crust will be slightly flaky.) Remove bottom of pan from cake.

For the filling & frosting:

Cool, and then slice horizontally into 2 layers .

Whip the cream with the sugar and vanilla essence till it holds peaks

Adjust the sweetness as required.

Reserve 2-3 tsps for each colour you intend to use in small bowls.

With the rest, sandwich the cake using 1/3.

Frost the cake with the remaining whipped cream.

HERE IS YOUR CANVAS....

Using zipbags with the corners snipped off, paint on whatever you desire with as many different colours.

THIS GIVES PURE THERAPEUTIC PLEASURE...and tastes great too.

I finished it off with a sprinkling of pink chocolate shavings, which I made with melting white chocolate, and colouring it pink with food colour.

Chill well before serving!

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Comments

scrumptious 2 years, 4 months ago said:
This is stunning. You are an icing artiste!

michelle73 2 years, 4 months ago said:
Vindee I wish I could make the pretty cakes like you do! I did one a few years ago for my son's birthday. I baked a 9x13 and did the tinted coconut bit and tried to make it like a dinosaur park. It even had a blue icing lake flowing off down the side. It was the most horrendous looking thing but it tasted good. And the kids liked it so I guess that's all that matters. But I certainly would never win any decorating contests. In fact, they'd give me a prize just to withdraw LOL. Your cakes are beautiful!

pink 2 years, 4 months ago said:
Thank you, my kind of cake color, Pink!

ambus 2 years, 4 months ago said:
Oh Vindee!I agree with michelle73.I wish I could learn to make such beautiful cakes.Thanks for sharing this with us.

pinkpasta 2 years, 4 months ago said:
Hi Vindee!
Ok...I went to Explore and saw this cake as one of the 'beautiful' pictures. Before I even clicked on the picture, I knew it had to be your cake! Your beautiful decorating has become famous! This, like all of your others, is gorgeous.
Debbie

lor 2 years, 2 months ago said:
Ohhhhhhh... if I could only decorate a cake. I have a great idea!!! I'll bake the cake and you can visit me in Ontario, Canada to decorate it LOL
Thank you Vindee.