Torta Stracciatella Alla Andrew
From jo_jo_ba 16 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 12
This would be my fiancé Andrew (AKA eggchef)’s dream cake. It may wind up appearing on his birthday menu this coming year (or maybe New Years, our anniversary, my birthday, lol)
Ingredients
- 8 oz high-quality white chocolate, chopped shopping list
- 3 cups sifted cake flour shopping list
- 2 teaspoons baking powder shopping list
- ½ teaspoon baking soda shopping list
- ¼ teaspoon salt shopping list
- ½ cup shortening shopping list
- 1 cup white sugar shopping list
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce shopping list
- 2 teaspoons vanilla shopping list
- ½ cup heavy cream shopping list
- 1 cup buttermilk shopping list
- 1/4 cup water shopping list
- ¾ cup broken (not crushed) chocolate cookie wafers (like Mr. Christies) shopping list
- ½ cup shortening shopping list
- 4 ½ cups sifted powdered sugar, divided shopping list
- 3 tablespoons heavy cream shopping list
- ¼ cup crushed chocolate cookies shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease and flour three 9 inch round cake pans.
- Melt the white chocolate, being careful not to scorch it. Set aside to cool slightly.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Separately, cream the shortening and white sugar.
- Beat in the melted white chocolate, the applesauce and the vanilla.
- Mix the cream, buttermilk and water together.
- In three additions, with electric beaters, alternately beat the flour mixture and the milk mixture into the creamed mixture.
- Beat only until just smooth.
- Fold in cookie chunks by hand.
- Pour batter into prepared pans.
- Bake for 30 minutes, or until tests done. Allow to cool thoroughly.
- Beat shortening in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until fluffy.
- Gradually beat in 3 cups sugar until well blended and smooth.
- Beat in cream, then slowly add remaining sugar until blended.
- Beat in cookie crumbs.
- Invert one cake layer on serving platter.
- Top with a layer of the frosting, then place the second cake layer (right side up) on top.
- Use remaining frosting for top and sides of the cake.
- For best results refrigerate at least 3 hours before serving.
Disaster!
Close
Crumb Coat
Close
Second Coat
Close
Topping
Close
Finished Cake
Close
People Who Like This Dish 6
- mystic_river1 Bradenton, Florida
- eclaires Chicago, IL
- justbrowsing Havertown
- winkaway Nowhere
- pinkpasta Upstate, SC
- flavors Algonquin, IL
- jo_jo_ba Oshawa, CA
- Show up here?Review or Bookmark it! ✔
Reviews & Comments 10
-
All Comments
-
Your Comments