Chocolate Preachers Cake Food

PREACHER CAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350º Fahrenheit. Spray a 9x13 baking pan with cooking spray.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer (or you can use a hand mixer), add the butter, cake mix, pineapple (with juice), coconut and eggs. Beat well until blended, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed.
• Stir in the chopped pecans.
• Pour the cake batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the center of the cake springs back when you touch it (or a toothpick comes out clean).
• Allow the cake to cool.
• To make the frosting, beat the cream cheese, butter and powdered sugar together until well blended and smooth.
• Spread the frosting on the cooled cake.
• Sprinkle with pecans.
• Store in an airtight container.

EASY PREACHER'S CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Melt 1/2 cup butter; pour into large mixer bowl. Add cake mix, pineapple, coconut and eggs; beat until blended. Stir in 1/2 cup nuts.
• Pour into 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 25 to 30 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool.
• Beat cream cheese, sugar and remaining butter in medium bowl with mixer until blended; spread onto cake. Sprinkle with remaining nuts.

EASY CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Butter the base and sides of two 20cm round sandwich tins and line the bases with baking parchment.
• In a large bowl, beat together 200g golden caster sugar, 200g softened unsalted butter, 4 large eggs, 200g self-raising flour, 2 tbsp cocoa powder, 1 tsp baking powder, ½ tsp vanilla extract, 2 tbsp milk and a pinch of salt until pale.
• Divide the mixture between the prepared tins. Bake for 20 mins or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
• Leave to cool in the tin for 10 mins, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
• For the buttercream, put 100g chopped milk chocolate in a heatproof bowl and melt in the microwave, stirring every 30 secs. Leave the melted chocolate to cool for 5 mins.
• Mash 200g softened butter and 400g icing sugar together with a fork, then switch to a wooden spoon or electric beaters, if you have them.
• Sift in 5 tbsp cocoa powder with a pinch of salt and pour in the melted chocolate and 2 tbsp milk. Mix again until smooth.
• On a cake stand or large plate, sandwich the cakes together with half of the buttercream, then spread the rest on top. Decorate with chocolate shards, if you like.
• To make chocolate shards: melt 50g dark chocolate and pour it onto a tray lined with baking parchment or foil.
• Now melt 25g milk chocolate and 25g white chocolate and drizzle them over the dark chocolate before it sets.
• Shake the tray gently to level the mixture then leave to set somewhere cool. Chop into shards.

PREACHER'S CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Cream together sugars and shortening till light and fluffy.
• Add 2 beaten eggs mixing well.
• In separate bowl sift together flour, baking soda, cocoa.
• Add to creamed mixture in thirds, alternating with soured milk.
• Beat well after each addition.
• Fold in boiling water and vanilla.
• Pour into 2 greased and floured 9" round cake pans.
• Bake in preheated 350º oven 18-24 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.

PREACHERS CAKE

Steps:

• Mix dry ingredients well.
• Add vanilla,pineapple and nuts and mix.
• Bake in ungreased 9x13 inch pan for 45 minutes at 350 degrees Frosting: Cream the cream cheese and butter together.
• Add powdered sugar gradually.
• Stir in salt,vanilla and nuts.
• Spread on top of cake.