Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, birthday cake - layered chocolate/sugar cake. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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Birthday Cake - Layered Chocolate/Sugar Cake is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Birthday Cake - Layered Chocolate/Sugar Cake is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook birthday cake - layered chocolate/sugar cake using 10 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Birthday Cake - Layered Chocolate/Sugar Cake:
- Get 6 large or jumbo eggs (8 regular)
- Take 1 cup + 2 tablespoons sugar
- Make ready Few drops of vanilla extract
- Get 2 cups flour
- Make ready 2 teaspoons baking powder
- Take Wax paper (optional, but helpful)
- Prepare 2 8x10 pans (can modify)
- Get 1-2 milk chocolate frostings
- Make ready 2 cups water
- Get Sprinkles (optional)
It's almost as easy as An Easy, Classic Chocolate Sheet Cake. Add the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt to a large mixer bowl and combine. Place a cake layer on a platter. Using a rubber spatula, spread half of ganache over top of cake, spreading to the edges; top with This cake is delicious, but simply has no structure.
Steps to make Birthday Cake - Layered Chocolate/Sugar Cake:
- Please note that the pictures were taken while making half of this cake.
- Preheat oven to 350’F.
- Combine eggs, 1 cup sugar, and a few drops of vanilla extract. Whisk or beat on high for approximately 1-2 minutes or until fluffy.
- Add in 2 cups of flour and 2 teaspoons of baking powder. Slowly combine with spoon/spatula.
- Split mix into 2 8x10 pans with wax paper. Yes, it is very thin. Spread it out. :)
- Bake at 350’F for 7-10 minutes. You want the cake to be a little soft and spongy still. Immediately remove it from tray and let it cool for a few minutes.
- While baking, boil or microwave 1-2 cups of water and dissolve 1-2 tablespoons of sugar (proportionately 1 cup/1 tablespoon). Microwave or heat ~1/3-2/3 of frosting container in a separate bowl/mug for each layer of cake [amount depends on how much chocolate you want to add, and 1/2 vs full cake]. (See next steps below for more info).
- Flip first cake over onto a plate/tray. [If making half of this in one pan, you can cut cake in half.]
- Ok- so here’s the unusual part… 🤷🏼♀️ Slowly pour 1/2 cup of hot sugar water on the first layer, soaking the cake completely. Next, pour your ~1/3-2/3 hot melted chocolate frosting on top. The goal is to allow the chocolate to seep into the cake.
- Once completed, repeat this process for each layer of cake placed on top. (I’m hesitant to do more than two total layers because it’s so saturated.) Place in refrigerator to cool.
- Once cool, use the remaining frosting to frost the cake. (You can trim cake first if you’d like.) Add sprinkles or decorations! Enjoy!
It simply fell apart on me when moving on/off cooling racks. I followed the recipe for ingredients and beat initially for two. This homemade chocolate birthday cake is the best chocolate cake you can make to celebrate with the family on a special day. Sugar - I prefer to use fine grain or castor sugar for baking such cakes so the sugar dissolves easily in the batter. Eggs - Always use large size eggs when baking unless.
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