Karens Chocolate Birthday Cake Food

EASY-BAKE OVEN CHOCOLATE BIRTHDAY CAKE

Steps:

• Stir together flour, cocoa, sugar, baking powder, salt, vanilla, water and oil until the batter is smooth and chocolate-colored.
• Pour the batter into greased and floured cake pan.
• Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until you see the sides of the cake separate from the pan. Remove cake and cool. Frost as desired.
• Makes 1 layer cake.

VANILLA BUTTER-CREME CHOCOLATE GANACHE BIRTHDAY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease and flour 3 (9 inch) cake pans.
• In a large bowl, beat butter and shortening at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
• Add sugar, beating until fluffy.
• Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour and baking powder.
• In a small bowl, combine milk, buttermilk, cream and vanilla.
• Add flour mixture to butter mixture, alternately with milk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture, beating until just combined.
• In a medium bowl, beat egg whites at medium speed with an electric mixer until stiff.
• Gently fold egg whites into batter.
• Spoon batter evenly into prepared pans.
• Bake for 22-24 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes clean.
• Let cool in pans for 10 minutes.
• Remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks.
• Spread Vanilla Butter Crème in between layers and on top and sides of cake.
• Place cake in freezer for 30 minutes.
• Pour warm Ganache over top of cake letting it run down sides.
• For the Vanilla Butter Crème in a large bowl beat butters and cream cheese at medium speed with a electric mixer until creamy.
• Gradually beat in icing sugar until smooth.
• Beat in vanilla and Wilton's Butter flavor.
• In a medium bowl combine cream and chocolate.
• Microwave on high in 30 second intervals, stirring between each, until chocolate is melted and smooth (about 2 minutes).
• Make sure the chocolate is just a little warm. Carefully and gently spoon Ganache over top of the cake and allow to drip down the sides.
• Let cool for 10 minutes.

KAREN'S CHOCOLATE BIRTHDAY CAKE

Steps:

• Mix all dry items- add wet then mix. This can be mixed by hand.
• I mix until blended well.
• 350 degrees- preheated oven for about 20-25 minutes until set- use toothpick to test middle. My ovens both cook fast so check often- may take longer in your oven.
• Cool then frost with your fave buttercream or cream cheese frosting.
• I bake in a 9 by 13 pan- sprayed or use a pan coating to ensure easy removal.
• Frost w/ fave frosting.
• I like it chilled overnight and served the next day !

CHOCOLATE BIRTHDAY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare three 8-inch round pans with oil and cocoa powder and set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
• Make a well in the center and pour in the eggs, coffee, buttermilk and oil. Mix until smooth; batter will be thin.
• Pour evenly into prepared pans. Bake in the preheated oven 25 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool completely.
• In a large bowl, mix together icings and cocoa.
• Frost cake.