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Christmas Damier Cake

I've never tried a chocolate cake I don't like.

FOOD

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

  1. 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.
  2. Bake both cakes for 35 minutes. Allow to cool, then remove cakes from pans.
  3. 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.
  4. Use the whipped chocolate to frost the cake, then cover with the chocolate drizzle. Allow to harden, then add decorations.

Chocolate Cake

  1. 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.
  2. Pour into cake pan.
  3. Bake cake for 35 minutes. Allow to cool, then remove cake from pan.

Whipped Chocolate

  1. 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.