Friday, May 4, 2012

Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Sauce

I wanted to make a cake for my roommate’s birthday party and got the whole chocolate raspberry idea in my head.  Found the recipe linked below.  Came out really yummy, even though I only had a square glass baking dish.  I mixed a little water in sugar to sub for the corn syrup in the glaze, and we got ice cream to go with instead of whip cream. It was a big hit! (I also made the balloon bouquet out of water balloons and green glitter pipe cleaners.)

Cake
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (6 oz)
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
4 eggs, separated
1/2 cup sugar
Sauce
1 box (10 oz) frozen raspberries, thawed, drained and juice reserved
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 to 2 tablespoons orange- or raspberry-flavored liqueur, if desired
Glaze
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
Garnish
1/2 cup whipped cream
Fresh raspberries, if desired
  1. Heat oven to 325°F. Grease bottom and side of 8-inch springform pan or 9-inch round cake pan with shortening. In 2-quart heavy saucepan, melt 1 cup chocolate chips and 1/2 cup butter over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Cool 5 minutes. Stir in flour until smooth. Stir in egg yolks until well blended; set aside.
  2. In large bowl, beat egg whites with electric mixer on high speed until foamy. Beat in 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, until soft peaks form. Using rubber spatula, fold chocolate mixture into egg whites. Spread in pan.
  3. Bake springform pan 35 to 40 minutes, round cake pan 30 to 35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean (top will appear dry and cracked). Cool 10 minutes. Run knife along side of cake to loosen; remove side of springform pan. Place cooling rack upside down over cake; turn rack and cake over. Remove bottom of springform pan or round cake pan. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
  4. Meanwhile, add enough water to reserved raspberry juice to measure 1 cup. In 1-quart saucepan, mix 1/4 cup sugar and the cornstarch. Stir in juice and thawed raspberries. Heat to boiling over medium heat. Boil and stir 1 minute. Place small strainer over small bowl. Pour mixture through strainer to remove seeds; discard seeds. Stir liqueur into mixture; set aside.
  5. Place cake on serving plate. In 1-quart saucepan, heat glaze ingredients over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until chips are melted. Spread over top of cake, allowing some to drizzle down side. Place whipped cream in decorating bag fitted with star tip. Pipe a rosette on each serving. Serve cake with sauce. Garnish with fresh raspberries.
Makes 12 servings
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
I’ve sorta had cheesecake on my mind since posting my mom’s recipe.
Then I ended up with two packs of unused cream cheese after my last house concert.
Finally got around to making this.  Hubby is not a huge fan of chocolate so I made half vanilla, half chocolate.  I used raw cacao powder and a touch of instant coffee powder in the chocolate side, did a little bit of marbling to blend the two halves together.  It is rich and fluffy and OMG.  Seriously.  Wow.
I think I made too much crust, it’s really thick and doesn’t stick together.  maybe that means not enough butter?  I think it really just means there is too much.  Next time.

I’ve sorta had cheesecake on my mind since posting my mom’s recipe.

Then I ended up with two packs of unused cream cheese after my last house concert.

Finally got around to making this.  Hubby is not a huge fan of chocolate so I made half vanilla, half chocolate.  I used raw cacao powder and a touch of instant coffee powder in the chocolate side, did a little bit of marbling to blend the two halves together.  It is rich and fluffy and OMG.  Seriously.  Wow.

I think I made too much crust, it’s really thick and doesn’t stick together.  maybe that means not enough butter?  I think it really just means there is too much.  Next time.

Thursday, June 17, 2010
Rhubarb Upside-Down Cake
From Blue Ridge Baker
My friend Sarah has an AMAZING baking blog.  This cake was also featured on Huffington Post!

Rhubarb Upside-Down Cake

From Blue Ridge Baker

My friend Sarah has an AMAZING baking blog.  This cake was also featured on Huffington Post!