Heavenly Chocolate Cream Cake Food

HEAVENLY CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. Coat with flour; set aside. Stir cake mix and 1/2 cup cocoa in large mixing bowl. Add eggs, water and dressing; beat with mixer until blended. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake 30 to 35 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely on wire rack.
• Beat cream cheese, milk and vanilla with mixer until blended. Gradually add combined powdered sugar and remaining cocoa, beating well after each addition. Spread over cake.

HEAVENLY CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with water, beating well after each addition., Pour into three greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 24-28 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Fill and frost as desired.

HEAVENLY CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• For best results, prepare cake 1 day in advance.
• Bake cake in a 9 x 13 inch cakepan according to package directions.
• Let cool completely.
• With the end of a wooden spoon, poke holes in cake.
• Pour sweetened condensed milk over top of cake; let soak in for 5 minutes.
• Pour caramel ice cream topping over cake; let soak in for 5 minutes.
• Ice cake with whipped topping.
• Sprinkle crushed candy over top.
• Chill overnight.

EASIEST & BEST CHOCOLATE CAKE W. HEAVENLY CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Steps:

• FOR THE CAKE: Place eggs in blender container and whip for a few seconds. While the blender continues running, add the remaining ingredients in the order listed and blend for 30 seconds.
• Pour the batter into a greased and floured 10-inch layer pan with a removable bottom. REPEAT this for second layer. Bake the 2 layers at one time in a 350°F oven for 20 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
• NOTE: Don't double this recipe for the cake, do it twice. It's so fast it won't take long to whiz it up.
• Fill with whipped cream between the layers and frost with Heavenly chocolate Frosting. Serves 8 very lucky people.
• FOR THE WHIPPING CREAM FILLING: Beat 3/4 cup cream with 1 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla until cream is stiff.
• FOR THE CHOCOLATE FROSTING: Place chocolate chips in blender container. Heat together the butter and cream until comes to a boil. Pour hot mixture into blender container and whip for 30 seconds or until frosting is smooth and chocolate is melted. Allow to cool and spread on cake. Will frost the top and sides of 1 10-inch cake.
• 7/8 cups is just below 1 cup, between 3/4 and 1 cup.
• Love of Eating.

HEAVENLY CHOCOLATE DELIGHT

Steps:

• Filling: In a heavy saucepan combine 1 cup of the chocolate and whipping cream. Stir over low heat until chocolate melts. Transfer mixture to a small bowl. Cover and chill for 45 to 60 minutes or until nearly set. Lightly grease and cocoa powder 6 (3/4-cup) souffle dishes. Divide chilled chocolate filling evenly between dishes. Place dishes in baking pan, set aside.
• In a double boiler over low heat, stir butter and remaining 1 1/2 cups chocolate over low heat until melted. Remove from heat and let cool. Set aside.
• Batter: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a large mixing bowl beat eggs, egg yolks, granulated sugar, and Armagnac on high speed for 5 minutes or until thickened and lemon-colored. With mixer on medium speed, beat in melted butter-chocolate mixture until combined. Sprinkle flour and cocoa powder over the chocolate mixture, beat on low speed until combined. Divide batter evenly among the dishes. Bake uncovered for about 15 minutes or until the cakes feel firm at the edge. Cool in dishes for 2 to 3 minutes. Using a knife, loosen cakes from side of dishes. Invert onto dessert plates. Sift cocoa powder onto plates, dust cakes with powdered sugar and serve with Spun Sugar Halos.
• Combine sugar and water in a saucepan over medium heat until sugar is dissolved and mixture caramelizes, about 15 minutes. Drop syrupy mixture onto waxed paper in a circular "halo" and cool before peeling off waxed paper backing. Place halos on top of cakes as garnish.

HEAVENLY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour one 9x13 inch cake pan.
• Mix all ingredients and pour into prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 55 minutes.

HEAVENLY CHOCOLATE AND BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Spray 2 (9-inch) round pans with cooking spray; dust with flour. Cover bottoms with waxed paper. Beat first 6 ingredients in large bowl with mixer until blended; pour evenly into prepared pans.
• Bake 30 to 35 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool 10 min.; remove from pans to wire racks. Immediately remove waxed paper. Cool cakes completely. Meanwhile, make chocolate curls from 1 oz. chocolate. (See tip.)
• Melt remaining chocolate as directed on package. Dissolve 1 tsp. instant coffee in warm milk. Beat cream cheese in medium bowl with mixer until creamy. Add melted chocolate and milk mixture; mix well. Gradually beat in powdered sugar.
• Fill and frost cake layers with cream cheese frosting. Immediately press nuts into frosting on side of cake. Top cake with chocolate curls.

HEAVENLY CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Grease a bundt or tube pan.
• Make filling by creaming together, cream cheese with sugar and vanilla.
• Mix in chocolate chips and set aside.
• For cake, sift together the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
• Beat eggs and gradually add the sugar and beat until the mixture is thick and pale yellow.
• Beat in melted butter, then milk, water and vanilla.
• Gradually add in the flour mixture and mix well.
• Spread half the batter into the prepared pan.
• Drop spoonfuls of the cream cheese filling evenly over the batter.
• Sprinkle raspberries over the top.
• Cover with remaining batter.
• Bake at 375 degrees for about 1 1/4 hours.

HEAVENLY CHOCOLATE CLOUD CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350° and line two 9" X 2" round cake pans with greased wax or parchment paper.
• Ganache; Melt half of the chopped chocolate in heavy cream over fairly low heat while stirring. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla and remaining chopped chocolate until smooth. Place the ganache into a bowl and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Cake; Sift together the cake flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Stir together the brown sugar, granulated sugar, chocolate and 1/2 cup of water in a medium saucepan and cook over low heat and stir until smooth. Let cool slightly and occasionally stir.
• Beat the butter and egg yolks until just blended with an electric hand mixer. Gradually add the chocolate mixture. Beat in the dry ingredients a little at a time, alternating with the milk, until smooth. Stir in the vanilla. The batter will appear thin.
• Wash and dry the beaters. Beat the egg whites until barely firm in a medium bowl. Fold 1/3 of the whites into the batter. Fold in the remaining whites until incorporated. Pour batter into the awaiting cake pans. Bake the cakes in the bottom third of the oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the cakes cool for 15 minutes before removing from pans then place right side up on racks to cool completely.
• Preparing Ganache for Cake; Using an electric mixer, briefly beat the well chilled ganache until thick enough to hold its shape. Over-beating will cause the ganache to be grainy; if this happens, re-melt over low heat and then beat it once more.
• Assembling the Cake: Peel off the wax or parchment paper from the bottom of the cake layers. Place 1 layer right-side-up on a platter and cover with 1 scant cup of whipped ganache. Place the second cake layer upside-down on top of the filling. Cover the sides and top of the cake evenly with the remaining whipped ganache. You can reserve about 1/2 cup of the ganache for decorating if you are so inclined. Using a star tipped pastry bag, pipe simple stars or a scallop trim around the top or the base of the cake. Sprinkle the finely grated chocolate all over the top of the cake. To serve, slice gently with a serrated cake knife.

HEAVENLY CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Grease a bundt or tube pan.
• Cream cream cheese with sugar and vanilla. Mix in chocolate chips and set aside.
• Stir together the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
• Beat the eggs, gradually beating in the sugar until the mixture is thick and pale yellow. Beat in the melted butter, then the milk, water and vanilla. Gradually beat in the flour mixture.
• Spread half the batter into the pan. Drop spoons of the cream cheese filling evenly over the batter. Sprinkle raspberries over top. Cover with remaining batter.
• Bake at 375°F for about 1 1/4 hours.