Recipe

Chocolate Valentines Day Cake Recipe


Chocolate Valentines Day Cake Recipe
Add Step-by-Step Photos 		Sublimex420 / All my dishes
1 year, 9 months ago
Very yummy for your honey this Valentine's Day! Wake him or her up with a mouthful of CAKE! Loaded with pistachio and raspberry flavors with a hint of vanilla cream.
Prep:25m Cook:40m Servings:12

Sublimex420

 Does this look good? Yeah! / Nope
Fans
Ingredients
  • Cake:
  • 1 (16-ounce) package pound cake mix
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup pistachios, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Filling:
  • 1/3 cup butter or margarine, at room temperature
  • 2/3 cup unsifted powdered sugar
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 3 ounces white chocolate squares, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream
  • Glaze & Topping:
  • 3 ounces dark chocolate (bittersweet or semi-sweet), chopped
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup raspberries
  • 1/4 cup pistachios, chopped

Directions
  1. Cake:
  2. Beat cake mix with milk and 2 eggs as package directs.
  3. Mix in pistachios and vanilla extract. Grease bottoms of two small 6-inch diameter (approximately 3 cup) baking dishes.
  4. Pour batter into dishes.
  5. Bake at 350*F for 40 minutes or until done.
  6. Cool 15 minutes in dishes then invert onto wire racks and cool.
  7. Wrap and freeze one cake for use another time.
  8. Filling:
  9. Beat butter with powdered sugar and 1 egg yolk until smooth.
  10. Melt white chocolate with cream in saucepan, stirring over low heat, then beat smooth with wire whip.
  11. Beat into butter mixture and cool until spreadable consistency.
  12. Glaze:
  13. In saucepan, combine chocolate and cream; stir over low heat until melted.
  14. Cool until it begins to thicken, then spread on top and sides of cake.
  15. (To soften glaze, warm over hot water.)
  16. Assembly:
  17. Split one cake into three thin layers and divide filling between two center layers.
  18. Cover cake with plastic wrap and chill until set.
  19. Spread with Dark Chocolate Glaze, then decorate top with raspberries and chopped pistachios.
  20. Cake is best served when it has been at room temperature at least 30 minutes.
  21. Cover and chill any leftovers.

Recent Gawkers
Not quite what you're looking for? See more Dessert / Cakes
Comments

ahmed1 1 year, 9 months ago said:
:) One of the best..Great filling.

seafoodlover 1 year, 9 months ago said:
Mmmm, I can't wait to make this for my hubby :)

greekgirrrl 1 year, 9 months ago said:
All I can say is WOW!

coffeyhouse2 1 year, 9 months ago said:
Very beautiful presentation! A definate must try... Thank You!!


Add a Comment
You must be logged in to comment on a recipe. Login
Alterations
No alterations yet


Suggest an Alteration
You must be logged in to suggest a recipe alteration. Login
Viewing Chocolate Valentines Day Cake Recipe

Tool Box

url
Digg! add to del.icio.us stumble upon
Print Recipe
Email it
Send Recipe to Cell Phone
Login to Add a Note [?]
Login to Save this [?]
Subscribe to sublimex420 [?]
Flag as Interesting/Unique [?]
Add to Comparison Queue [?]

Flavors

Login to Add Flavor Tags [?]

Ratings & Honors

4.5

Average score: 4.5 / 5
No. of ratings: 2
You need to be logged in to rate a recipe.
Who Liked This?
Recipe Honors

Similar Recipes

Related Recipes

Groups

This recipe belongs to the following groups:
You need to be logged in to add a recipe to a group

Related Menus

Related Tags

Home | About | Blog | Contact | Terms | Tell a Friend | Link it up | add to delicious
Copyright © 2007 GroupRecipes.com - The Food Social Network
Recent Searches
Roasted Leg Of Lamb Recipe - Vegetarian Pad Thai Recipe - New York Cheese Cake Recipe - Dandelion Wine - Pasta Salad - Chocolate Gloss - Dream Whip - Eye Of Round Steak - Fast Recipe - Alfredo Sauce - Honey Mustard Recipe - Carnation Recipes - Cup O Dirt Recipe - Pasta Salad - Recipe For Honey Bbq Chicken Wings - Kielbasa Sausage And Potatoe Recipes - Tuna Casserole - Recipe French Toast In A Pan - Pan Dulce Recipes - Pasta Salad - How Do I Make Mint Sauce - Field Pea Recipes - Chicken Tosca -