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Recipes => Recipes => Desserts => Topic started by: 1Bigg_ER on July 25, 2014, 11:15:17 PM
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Yeah boys yeah gals! Let me share with you my go to Chocolate cake recipe.
First the ingredients:
1 Cup bourbon or scotch whiskey
10 ounces ( 2 cups) cake flour (better results) or all-purpose flour
1 3/4 cups sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
2 sticks unsalted butter
1/3 cup high-quality cocoa powder (I use Penzey's)
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon fine ground espresso powder or coffee. Secret ingredient to any chocolate dessert
1/2 tsp fine salt
2 large eggs
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Take some bourbon or scotch whiskey, pour in a Mason jar and enjoy while making the cake.
Now to the cake.Heat your oven to 350 degrees.
Mix the flour, baking soda, salt sugar in a large bowl. Set that aside.
In a sauce pan, add butter, milk, espresso and cocoa powder. Heat on medium low heat until butter is melted and the mess is mixed well.
Add half of the milk mixture to the dry ingredients. Mix then add the rest of the milk mess. Mix well, add eggs, one at a time, mixing thoroughly before adding the next egg. Add sour cream, mix that mess, add vanilla extract. Mix thoroughly.
Butter your cake pan, I use a deep cast iron skillet for all my baking. Pour that in your baking utensil and bake until a tooth pick comes out clean after a pokey pokey test. Yeah sorta like rib test. Should take 40 to 50 minutes. Ovens are different do start the tooth pick test at 40 minute mark.
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Now let's make our Ganache.
You'll need
8 ounces semi sweet chocolate. I use chocolate chips
1/2 a cup heavy cream. Promised land make the best.
Put the chips in a heatproof bowl. Heat the cream just until it seems to start to simmer. Pour it over the chips, make sure all the chips are covered. Do not stir, leave that mess alone for about 5 minutes then stir it up.
Once the cake is cool and ganache has thicken, smear it all over the cake like this.
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At this point the bourbon should've kicked in, wife excited etc.
Now enjoy it with some vanilla ice cream
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Or some orange cream sauce
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Let me go back to my bourbon.
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DAYUM!!!
That is a seriously good looking (and sounding) cake. I like the way you have taken care of the cook, too.
Art
BOOKMARKED!!
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Awesome! Bookmarked!
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You had me a bourbon...... ;D Sounds like a great cake recipe to me!
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Fantastic! I love how flexible the amount of scotch you use in the recipe is ;)
Bookmarked!
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The wife just walked in and was half asleep, I had the final photo up and she woke up wide eyed right away!!! Now I have to make it for her! Don
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Thank you everyone. It's a pretty easy cake to put together.
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Thank you everyone. It's a pretty easy cake to put together.
I think the bourbon did kick in since you heated the cream and poured it over the cream!! ::) ;D Don
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Wait, you said you were sharing cake not a cake recipe. :D
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The amount of bourbon sounds a bit miserly ;) so I doubled it.
I have another recommendation: Add "set aside" to the bourbon. Further instruct to drink it following the baking.
Cake was dry, burned, and smoked up the house. But, I didn't care ::)
Hub
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Thank you everyone. It's a pretty easy cake to put together.
I think the bourbon did kick in since you heated the cream and poured it over the cream!! ::) ;D Don
That was a test to see if folks actually read these posts.......that's my story
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Wait, you said you were sharing cake not a cake recipe. :D
Hahaha, hey when the bourbon is in the system there's no telling................
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This sure looks good.
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Man this cake must come with a Warning . eating this cake and driving .is dangerous .
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Can I make this in these little spring pans? How can I tell when done,the toothpick thing?And how high should I fill the spring-pan?
Thanks Bigg.
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Dimensions are 4 by 1 3/4in
Perfect for baking individual desserts/recipes
Non-stick surface offers reinforced coating that provides quick release and easy cleanup
Pans can be used to create beautiful three layer cakes suited for any occasion
Decorating is made easy when combined with Wilton baking products and creative ideas
Non-stick surface offers reinforced coating that provides quick release and easy cleanup.
Pans can be used to create beautiful three layer cakes suited for any occasion.
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Can I make this in these little spring pans? How can I tell when done,the toothpick thing?And how high should I fill the spring-pan?
Thanks Bigg.
(http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag47/1spudster/index_zpsf49c3a89.jpeg) (http://s1298.photobucket.com/user/1spudster/media/index_zpsf49c3a89.jpeg.html)
Dimensions are 4 by 1 3/4in
Perfect for baking individual desserts/recipes
Non-stick surface offers reinforced coating that provides quick release and easy cleanup
Pans can be used to create beautiful three layer cakes suited for any occasion
Decorating is made easy when combined with Wilton baking products and creative ideas
Non-stick surface offers reinforced coating that provides quick release and easy cleanup.
Pans can be used to create beautiful three layer cakes suited for any occasion.
Yes you can make these in the lil springform pans..only fill a lil over half way and do the toothpick test or over 200º on the thermapen. or just use a thermapen to see of they are done..adjust times, these won't take near as long. I just put them on a cookies sheet evenly spaced apart. Makes great cupcakes too. Enjoy. Pam .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
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Can I make this in these little spring pans? How can I tell when done,the toothpick thing?And how high should I fill the spring-pan?
Thanks Bigg.
(http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag47/1spudster/index_zpsf49c3a89.jpeg) (http://s1298.photobucket.com/user/1spudster/media/index_zpsf49c3a89.jpeg.html)
Dimensions are 4 by 1 3/4in
Perfect for baking individual desserts/recipes
Non-stick surface offers reinforced coating that provides quick release and easy cleanup
Pans can be used to create beautiful three layer cakes suited for any occasion
Decorating is made easy when combined with Wilton baking products and creative ideas
Non-stick surface offers reinforced coating that provides quick release and easy cleanup.
Pans can be used to create beautiful three layer cakes suited for any occasion.
Yes you can make these in the lil springform pans..only fill a lil over half way and do the toothpick test or over 200º on the thermapen. or just use a thermapen to see of they are done..adjust times, these won't take near as long. I just put them on a cookies sheet evenly spaced apart. Makes great cupcakes too. Enjoy. Pam .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
Pam Nailed it.
At twenty minute mark turn your oven light on and peep through the oven glass. If they show signs of "a rise" do a toothpick test.
Make sure your oven is thoroughly heated.
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And...look for a product that is a "Pam" like spray - but has the flour in it.... I think it is called "Baker's Friend"? under one name brand. Alternatively - you can cut parchment paper to line the pans with.
Just makes for easier release - prettier product.
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Can I make this in these little spring pans? How can I tell when done,the toothpick thing?And how high should I fill the spring-pan?
Thanks Bigg.
(http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag47/1spudster/index_zpsf49c3a89.jpeg) (http://s1298.photobucket.com/user/1spudster/media/index_zpsf49c3a89.jpeg.html)
Dimensions are 4 by 1 3/4in
Perfect for baking individual desserts/recipes
Non-stick surface offers reinforced coating that provides quick release and easy cleanup
Pans can be used to create beautiful three layer cakes suited for any occasion
Decorating is made easy when combined with Wilton baking products and creative ideas
Non-stick surface offers reinforced coating that provides quick release and easy cleanup.
Pans can be used to create beautiful three layer cakes suited for any occasion.
Yes you can make these in the lil springform pans..only fill a lil over half way and do the toothpick test or over 200º on the thermapen. or just use a thermapen to see of they are done..adjust times, these won't take near as long. I just put them on a cookies sheet evenly spaced apart. Makes great cupcakes too. Enjoy. Pam .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
Pam Nailed it.
At twenty minute mark turn your oven light on and peep through the oven glass. If they show signs of "a rise" do a toothpick test.
Make sure your oven is thoroughly heated.
Another helpful hint: I broke a pizza stone years ago..cracked in half..I put it in the bottom of the oven to keep the heat level even after I open the door..works great, so I keep it there. Like a heat sink thingi. Pam .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
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Bookmarked! Thanks, looks really good
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Thanks folks,sent to mrs.We could never eat a whole thing.
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Another helpful hint: I broke a pizza stone years ago..cracked in half..I put it in the bottom of the oven to keep the heat level even after I open the door..works great, so I keep it there. Like a heat sink thingi. Pam .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
LOL did the same thing - expensive bugger (my own fault) couldn't bear to toss it.... ;) ;D
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Thanks folks,sent to mrs.We could never eat a whole thing.
You could half the ingredients to scale it down and bake in a loaf pan or muffin pans.
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...1 teaspoon fine ground espresso powder or coffee. Secret ingredient to any chocolate dessert...
Yes that is a GREAT trick to wake up any chocolate dessert; brownies, cakes, etc. I do that even for homemade chocolate icing.
Thanks for sharing the recipe!
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Great looking cake and lots of good tips in the replies. ;)
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...1 teaspoon fine ground espresso powder or coffee. Secret ingredient to any chocolate dessert...
Yes that is a GREAT trick to wake up any chocolate dessert; brownies, cakes, etc. I do that even for homemade chocolate icing.
Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Much appreciated!!
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Great looking cake and lots of good tips in the replies. ;)
Man!! That's why I love this site.
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My birthday's coming up in a couple of weeks - you could always bake one of those for me :D :D
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My birthday's coming up in a couple of weeks - you could always bake one of those for me :D :D
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