Chocolate Cassis Cake With Whipped Cream And Raspberries
From greekgirrrl 16 years ago
- 35 minutes to make
- Serves 8
Crème de cassis adds a welcome twist, and whipped cream frosting makes decorating this treat a cakewalk. Crème de cassis is available at most grocery and liquor stores. You can make this cake ahead of time and store it in the refrigerator until you serve it. Read more Try to keep it away from anything that will give off strong odors, as the whipped cream will pick up odors easily. Make sure that all the ingredients (except the heavy cream) are at room temperature before using them in the cake. This is for Ahmed!! See less
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter shopping list
- 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate shopping list
- 1/2 cup hot water shopping list
- 1 cup plus 2 teaspoons granulated sugar shopping list
- 1 cup all-purpose flour shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder shopping list
- 1 large egg shopping list
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon white vinegar shopping list
- 1/2 cup whole milk shopping list
- 1 cup heavy cream shopping list
- 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, grated shopping list
- 1 pint raspberries shopping list
- 1/4 cup crème de cassis (or brandy or rum) shopping list
How to make it
- Heat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour an 8 1/2-inch cake pan.
- In a large saucepan over medium-low heat, melt together the butter and unsweetened chocolate. Remove from heat.
- Add the hot water and 1 cup of the sugar. Mix together, then set aside to cool.
- Whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and baking powder to break up any lumps and aerate the mixture.
- Whisk the egg and vanilla extract into the chocolate mixture until well incorporated.
- Add the vinegar to the milk and mix. Alternately whisk the milk and flour mixtures into the chocolate mixture until both are thoroughly incorporated.
- Pour the mixture into the cake pan. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
- Check the cake at 30 minutes. It’s done if a cake tester or toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. When the cake is done, remove it from the oven and allow to cool in the pan.
- In a large bowl, whip together the heavy cream and 2 teaspoons of sugar until they form soft peaks. Grate the bittersweet chocolate and set aside. Rinse the raspberries.
- Run a knife around the perimeter of the cooled cake, and invert the cake onto a plate. Slice the cake in half, horizontally, to make a top half and a bottom half. Sprinkle each cut side generously with crème de cassis. Place the bottom half on a platter or an inverted cake pan, cut side up.
- With a spatula, spread 1/3 of the whipped cream over the cut side of the bottom half. Stack the top half, cut side up, on the bottom half. Spread the remaining whipped cream over the top and sides of the cake. To garnish, scatter some of the raspberries on the top, and press the grated bittersweet chocolate onto the sides. Put the cake in the refrigerator until it’s time for dessert.
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So proffetional Helene.Thanks for a great post!!
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