Chocolate cake for Valentine's day - -2/14/11
Valentine's day is here and nothing says love quite like a chocolate cake! Treat your beloved to a delicious home-made surprise for Valentine's Day, with this recipe for a pretty heart-shaped chocolate cake dressed up with fresh raspberries. The cake is so pretty and it definitely say today is Valentine day!
What says "Happy Valentine's Day" better than a rich chocolate cake!
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Close look at the cake
Preparation work..
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Ingredients:
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Mix the cocoa and boiling water in a bowl. |
Whisk the cocoa and boiling water until smooth. Cover with plastic wrap to prevent evaporation and cool to room temperature. About 30 minutes. |
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In another bowl, whisk the yolks, the 3 tablespoons water, and the vanilla just until lightly combined
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In a another bowl mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt on low speed for 30 seconds. Add the butter and the cocoa mixture. |
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Mix on low speed until the dry ingredients are moistened. Raise the speed to medium and beat for 1 1/2 minutes. |
Starting on medium low speed, gradually add the egg mixture in two parts. |
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Beatings on medium speed for 30 seconds after each addition to incorporate the ingredients and strengthen the structure. |
Pour the batter into the mold. |
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Preheat your oven at 350 degrees and put your cake in the oven for about 30 to 40 minutes.
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Freshly out of the oven.. |
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As soon as the cake comes out of the oven, place on a wire rack, poke holes all over the top with a wooden skewer.
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While the cake is baking prepare the ganache. Pour the heavy cream into a sauce pan and let in come to a boil point (small bubbles will form around the periphery) |
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Turn off the heat and pour in the chopped chocolate. |
Use a brush to dabble half of the ganache glaze onto the cake.
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Keep brushing the glaze on top of the cake. Let the ganache dry and garnish with fresh raspberries.
Filed as: Cake/cookies, Chocolate
