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Checkerboard Check It Out Cake Recipe
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Jett2whit / All my dishes 1 year, 9 months ago
This recipe adapted from a recipe from NORPRO, maker of the checkerboard pan. My mother gave me the cake pan a long time ago. I see she paid $1.99 ...From what I hear she got a deal!!!
Prep:45m Cook:30m Servings:10
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Ingredients
- 3 ounces(85 grams) baking (unsweetened) chocolate
- 4 cups (508 grams) sifted cake flour
- 2 cups ( 400 grams) sugar
- 1 teaspoon (5 grams) salt
- 1-1/3 cups (316 milliliters) milk, room temperature
- 1 cup (225 grams) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 tablespoon (15 milliliters) vanilla
- 4 eggs
- 2 tablespoons(15 grams) baking powder
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- This is the way the recipe shows, don't expect this all the time!!
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Directions
- Melt chocolate in double boiler over hot water. Set aside to cool.
- Grease & flour 3 - 8-inch cake pans. Line with wax paper circles.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Mix on low for about one minute until blended.
- Add butter and 1 Cup milk. Beat at medium speed for 1 - 1/2 minutes, scraping sides of bowl often.
- In another bowl, combine vanilla, remaining 1/3 cup milk and eggs. Beat lightly. Add to batter in three parts, beating at medium - high speed for 25 seconds after each addition.
- Scrape sides of bowl after each part.
- Divide batter in half.
- Stir melted chocolate into half of the batter and mix well
- Place checkerboard cake divider in pan and hold down.
- Pour darker batter in center and outer rings. Pour lighter batter in middle ring.
- ONLY FILL PANS HALFWAY UP
- Remove divider carefully by lifting straight up. Rinse divider & dry.
- Place divider in next pan and repeat dark-outside, light middle and dark center circle.
- Remove and clean divider as before. Place in 3rd cake pan.
- This time light layer-outside, dark layer-middle and light layer-inside.
- Carefully remove and clean divider as before
- Bake for 15 minutes. Turn baking pans around and bake 10 minutes more.
- Test for doneness with cake tester.
- Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes.
- Remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks.
- After cakes are cool, stack so outside colors alternate.
- Use a thin layer of frosting between layers.
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- If at first you don't succeed, throw it out for the birds!
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jett2whit 1 year, 9 months ago said:
This cake was a challenge for sure!! I'm no expert...The instructions were a little backwards and the cake seemed a little dry.
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jeffsgirl 1 year, 9 months ago said:
Funny that you would post this recipe. I went out just yesterday to purchase this very pan! It is $14.00 at Michaels. I am waiting for my 40% off coupon!LOL! I did some research and found that the one made by Wilton with the plastic insert is better. If it has the metal insert it breaks according to the reviews I read. I will be getting the one at Michaels made by Wilton. Your recipe came just in time! Thanks!
annieamie 1 year, 9 months ago said:
ACK! I just bought this pan, too! I was at a Michael's on Monday and bought it. Talk about a coincidence! Maybe its a sign that its time to make a checkerboard cake? This is too bizarre for me but oh so amusing! Jett, thanks for the recipe. Apparently the "Muses" demand that Jeffsgirl and I make a cake. Thanks so much!
michellem 1 year, 9 months ago said:
I didn't find a pan at Micheal's :))..Great story from jeffsgirl and annieamie! This cake looks very good. I have been enjoying your posts with the pictures! Keep up the great work..your on a roll!! I have a line of recipes I want to post but I like to have the pictures to go along with them ..so Im hoping to bake a little tonight and this weekend!
cookinggood 1 year, 9 months ago said:
I got my pan from Pampered Chef. I don't remember what I paid but I know it was a lot more than $1.99!!
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danadooley 1 year, 9 months ago said:
That looks interesting but I have to admit, seems a little too intricate for my technical skills lol Thanks for sharing.
jo_jo_ba 1 year, 9 months ago said:
Holy Crap!!!! Very VERY nice work... I've never seen one of these pans in stores, must look next time!
seh0625 1 year, 9 months ago said:
Really Cool Cake!
ahmed1 1 year, 9 months ago said:
OMG!! A winner...Good deal ;)
krumkake 1 year, 9 months ago said:
Jett, what a great set of pictures! I have never tried a checkerboard cake (don't have a pan, so that makes it difficult!), but they always look sooo pretty, and yours is no exception...great post - thanks for "taking the challenge" and running with it!
chihuahua 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Jett, you totally outdid yourself with your great photos and post! Good job. The cake looks delicious. Your heart is in all your recipes. Wish I could give you two fives.
cholena 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Hi , I got a checkboard pan dat came with a recipe which is almost like dis . And Im yet to put it to work . from wat u say here , I may have to come up with different ing. I suppose . thx : )
lindal34 1 year, 6 months ago said:
I have so many cake pans (springform) I'll bet I could make my OWN version of that pan. Cake looks great. Thanks for posting it on the Heirloom group!I've never seen one.
momo_55grandma 1 year, 6 months ago said:
Great recipe tasty.
mountainmama 1 year, 3 months ago said:
Love this cake. Make it all the time for parties and bring a dish thing. Try changing the favorites and do pastels its beautiful. The fall time is fun with orange and yellow. So many ways to make this one. I get so many raves for this cake. WARNING red velvet for Christmas is so messing and it will stain your counter if not careful..LOL
lovebreezy 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Before I got my CB cake pans, I used heavy-duty aluminum foil. It did not work as well but did work. Just fold foil to make it about 4 or more layers thick and wider than the pan height. Then form into a ring folding ends together making it a solid ring. Do this for both circles.