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Christmas Damier Cake
I've never tried a chocolate cake I don't like.
Ingredients
Plain Cake
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup wheat flour
- 1 3/4 tablespoons milk
- 1 tablespoon butter
Chocolate Cake
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup wheat flour
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 3/4 tablespoons milk
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
Whipped Chocolate
- 3/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips, melted
- 1 tablespoon rum
Chocolate Drizzle
- 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips, melted
- 2 tablespoons salad oil
Decorations
- Strawberries
- Raspberries
- Blueberries
- Gold leaf
- Rosemary
Steps
Plain Cake
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, combine the eggs and sugar, then whip until the mixture hangs off the mixer like a ribbon. Sprinkle in the wheat flour and mix thoroughly with a rubber spatula. Mix in the butter and milk, and whip gently with a rubber spatula to prevent it from hardening. Pour into cake pan.
- Bake both cakes for 35 minutes. Allow to cool, then remove cakes from pans.
- Use round cookie cutters to cut circles out of the cakes. Layer them on a cake stand, alternating colors. Brush each layer with melted butter before adding the next layer.
- Use the whipped chocolate to frost the cake, then cover with the chocolate drizzle. Allow to harden, then add decorations.
Chocolate Cake
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, combine the eggs and sugar, then whip until the mixture hangs off the mixer like a ribbon. Sprinkle in the wheat flour and cocoa powder and mix thoroughly with a rubber spatula. Mix in the butter and milk, and whip gently with a rubber spatula to prevent it from hardening.
- Pour into cake pan.
- Bake cake for 35 minutes. Allow to cool, then remove cake from pan.
Whipped Chocolate
- Add heavy cream to melted chocolate a little at a time and mix well. While adding ice water to the bowl, whip with a hand mixer for 7 minutes until firm.