Chocolate Valentine Cake with Glossy Chocolate Frosting
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Yields:
-
1 cake
- Serves:
- 12-14
ingredients
-
Cake
- 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate bits (1 cup)
- 1⁄3 cup boiling water
- 3⁄4 cup butter
- 3 eggs, separated
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 3⁄4 cups sifted flour
- 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 2⁄3 cup milk
- 1⁄4 teaspoon red food coloring
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Frosting
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate bits (1 cup)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 3⁄4 cup boiling water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
directions
- To prepare the cake: Preheat oven to 350* (F).
- Grease and flour a 9x13x2 inch pan; set aside.
- Melt chocolate in boiling water; cool.
- In a separate bowl, cream butter and sugar.
- Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well.
- Stir in cooled chocolate and vanilla.
- Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
- Add sifted ingredients to cake batter, alternating with milk.
- Add red food coloring.
- In another bowl, beat egg whites until stiff, but not dry.
- Fold into batter.
- Pour into prepared baking dish.
- Bake 35-40 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool; frost with prepared frosting.
- For frosting: Mix sugar, cornstarch and salt together.
- Add sugar mixture to boiling water, stirring constantly over medium heat, until mixture comes to a boil.
- Boil for one minute then remove from heat.
- Stir in chocolate bits until smooth.
- Stir in butter and vanilla.
- Spread on cake while still warm.
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Cooking to Perfecti
United States
Hi! My name is Elaine. I am still currently in school, but one of my favorite hobbies, along with dancing, is to cook. Ever since I was really young, my mom and I would make everything together, especially cookies, cakes, and all other sweets. My dad always cooked dinners, and has passed down many good tips and wonderful recipes. I work whenever I can as a hostess at a nearby restaurant.