Best ever Birthday cake
From ahmed1 17 years ago
- 40 minutes to make
- Serves 10
So easy to make…Watch the pictures carefully and notice the two different filling between layers. I wanted to make a different rich filling. I have made it with Betty Crocker’s chocolate cake mix. Also, you can make a chocolate butter cake for it. Read more Use your imagination for a different decorative look. I made swirls on the top, stripes on the sides and chocolate ganache lines on the top again. I always like that homemade look. See less
Ingredients
- Betty Crocker’s chocolate cake mix shopping list
- chocolate butter cream: shopping list
- 150g/5 ½ oz plain chocolate shopping list
- 230g/1cup butter, softened shopping list
- 400g/2 ½ cups icing sugar (you may decrease the sugar according to your taste) shopping list
- 4 tbsp milk at room temperature. shopping list
- Ganache filling: shopping list
- 150g/5 ½ oz plain chocolate, chopped shopping list
- 1/3 cup heavy cream shopping list
- 2 tbsp butter, softened shopping list
- 1/3 cup roasted hazelnuts, crushed shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 375F,Grease a 23cm cake pan and line with parchment.Make cake as directed on back of package, cool.Split into three layers and set aside.
- Chocolate butter cream:
- Melt the chocolate and let cool slightly. Beat together the butter, sugar and milk in a bowl until the mixture is pale and fluffy. Whisk in the melted chocolate.
- Chocolate ganache:
- Heat the cream in a saucepan over low heat to simmering point. Pour over the chopped chocolate. Stir until melted and smooth. Add the butter and stir until melted. Leave to cool completely until thickened, stirring occasionally.
- Assembling:
- Place the first layer on a wire rack and spread 2 tbsp of the chocolate butter cream,spread 2 tbsp of the ganache over it and then sprinkle half the crushed nuts. Cover with the second cake layer and press slightly using your hands.Repeat the same process with the second layer. Cover with the third and final cake layer and spread the rest of the butter cream on the top and sides of the
- cake. Make swirls with the back of a teaspoon on the top. Make stripes all around the sides using a fork. Pipe the rest of the ganache in thin lines over the top. Chill.
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The Rating
Reviewed by 22 people-
Mouthwatering, excellent presentation.
liezel
in Bloemfontein loved it
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Ahmed, this cake looks divine!!! What more can I say but it's another "5" fork recipe. Thank you Ahmed for sharing another one of your winners!!!
lor
in Toronto loved it
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This would definitely make anyone's Birthday Happy!!
Another great post and a beautiful cake as well!
cadavis
in Asheboro loved it
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