Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Need recipe for dark chocolate cake with hot glazed chocolate frosting poured over it.Do you have one?

8 ounces butter (2 sticks)


1/2 cup Dutch process cocoa, such as Valrhona or high-quality, such as Scharffen Berger*


3/4 cup water


2 cups granulated sugar


1 cup sour cream


1 tablespoon vanilla extract


2 large eggs


2 cups all-purpose flour, stir before measuring


1 teaspoon baking soda


1/2 teaspoon salt


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Dark Chocolate Glaze:


4 ounces bittersweet chocolate


1/3 cup heavy whipping cream


1/4 cup light corn syrup


1 teaspoon vanilla extract





Grease and flour a 10- to 12-cup Bundt pan. Heat oven to 350掳.


Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-low heat; add cocoa, stirring until smooth. Whisk in the water and remove from heat. To the warm cocoa mixture, add the sugar, sour cream, 1 tablespoon vanilla, and eggs; whisk until smooth. In another bowl combine the flour, soda, and salt. Add all at once to the first mixture, whisking until well blended.





Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until it feels firm to the touch and has slightly pulled away from the sides of the pan. Cool in pan on a rack for 20 minutes. Carefully loosen the cake with a knife and invert onto a large plate.





Meanwhile, prepare the glaze:


Chop chocolate and put in a small bowl; set aside.





Combine remaining the heavy whipping cream, corn syrup, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a small saucepan. Cook the mixture, stirring, until mixture boils. Pour over the chocolate and whisk until smooth. spoon over the cooled cake. If too thick, thin with a little more cream.


Serves 10 to 12.Need recipe for dark chocolate cake with hot glazed chocolate frosting poured over it.Do you have one?
Chocolate Cake


2 cups sugar


1 cup cooking oil (Crisco)


2 eggs


1/2 tsp. salt


1 1/2 tsp. vanilla


1 cup buttermilk


2 tsp. baking soda


2 cups flour


3/4 cup cocoa


1 cup boiling water


Blend sugar and oil together. Add eggs and beat well.


Add salt and vanilla to mixture.


Fold flour and cocoa together in a small bowl.


Mix baking soda with buttermilk.


Alternate dry ingredients and buttermilk mixture with sugar and eggs and blend until well mixed.


Pour boiling water over all and beat well.


Pour into a well oiled paper lined cookie sheet.


Bake in a 400' oven for 20 minutes.


Fudge Icing


1/4 cup cocoa


1 box powdered sugar


1/4 tsp. salt


1/2 stick oleo


1/4 cup milk


1 tsp. vanilla


Blend all ingredients except vanilla in a small sauce pan and cook over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Continue boiling until mixture begins to thicken. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Mix well then pour over hot cake.

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