Coffee Chocolate cake

For one of the orders I got a request to make a chocolate cake for a lovely girl who is turning 4. Since coffee only brings out lovely flavor from the chocolate, I would not resist this combination. I also added shards of white chocolate to the batter as it brings out a lovely effect. I would not be able to show the cake as it was not mine to cut 🙂 I got a remarkable feedback on it.

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You shall need:

For the cake-

2 cup… All Purpose Flour

1.5 tsp… Baking Powder

1 tsp… Baking Soda

1/4 cup… Cocoa powder

2 tsp… Coffee in 3-4 tbsp warm water.

1 tsp… Salt

1.5 cup… Light brown sugar/ White sugar

2.. eggs

1/3 cup… Grated white chocolate

1.5 cup… Butter milk [Add 1 tbsp vinegar to the milk and keep aside for 5 min until it thickens]

1/2 cup.. Butter

For the filling:

about 100 gms Icing Sugar

1/4 cup… Butter

Few drops of red color

1/3 cup… Strawberry preserve or chopped fresh strawberries

For the Frosting:

3/4 cup …Whipping cream

Few drops of red color

To make and assemble:

Bowls, Sieve, Electric beater, offset spatula, spoons and sprinkled of your choice.

Method:

For the cake-

• Pre heat oven to 180C.
• Beat Sugar and butter until fluffy.
• Beat it one egg at a time.
• Sieve flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cocoa.
• Add coffee
• Alternate between dry ingredients and butter milk and beat everything well.
• Fold in the white chocolate.
• Divide the mixture in 2 lined tins.
• Bake for 25-30 min or until it is springy to touch or skewer comes out clean.
• Let them cool completely on a wire rack.

For the filling:

• Beat the icing sugar, butter until nice and fluffy.
• Add the color.
• Mix in the preserve/fresh strawberries.
• Set Aside until further use.

For the frosting:

• Mix the cream and red color to get a nice pink tinge.
• Beat it for 3-4 min or until stiff peaks form.
• Keep in fridge.

To assemble:

• On  a cake base, smear some filling and put one of the cakes on it. This shall act like a glue.
• Now apply the filling generously on the top only.
• Put the 2nd cake carefully on top and press lightly.
• Now apply a thin layer of frosting on the cake and keep it in the fridge for 20 min.
• Apply another coat of the frosting.
• Now decorate it as you like 🙂

Cheers,