Mrs Kocevars Black Joe Cake Food

BLACK MAGIC CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line the bottom of two 9-inch round cake pans with parchment and grease the parchment and the sides of the pans with oil.
• Stir together the cocoa powder and boiling water in a small bowl and let sit to bloom for 5 minutes (this step intensifies the chocolate flavor in the cake).
• Whisk together the granulated sugar, flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Whisk together the bloomed cocoa, oil, milk, eggs and vanilla in a medium bowl. Pour the cocoa mixture into the sugar mixture and stir until smooth (the batter will be thin). Divide the batter evenly between the prepared cake pans. Bake until the cakes bounce back when pressed in the middle and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool completely in the pans on a rack.
• For the filling and frosting: Heat the cream in a double boiler over low heat, whisking occasionally, until it begins to steam. Whisk in the cocoa powder, chocolate, espresso powder, vanilla and salt until the mixture is smooth, about 2 minutes. Whisk in the butter until melted. Whisk in the confectioners' sugar until incorporated. Let the frosting cool completely.
• To assemble: Put 1 cake, bottom-side up, on a serving plate or cake stand. Spread about 1 cup of the frosting over the top but not all the way down the side. Top with the other cake, bottom-side up, and frost the top and sides with the remaining frosting.
• For the spider web or mummy decoration: Microwave the marshmallows in a microwave-safe medium bowl until they swell and are soft enough to stir, about 1 minute. Let sit a few minutes until cool enough to touch. Spray your hands with cooking spray. For a spider web, pick up a tablespoon-sized blob of the melted marshmallow and stretch it over and around the cake; repeat so that the strings of marshmallow crisscross one another in many directions, and continue until you have what looks like a spider web. For a mummy, stretch the marshmallow so that all the strings on the top of the cake run in the same direction, leaving a small gap between strings for the mummy's eyes to peek out. Garnish with a candy spider or several candy spiders for the web cake or candy eyes for the mummy cake.

CHOCOLATE CRAZY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
• In a large bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda and cocoa. Measure and combine water, oil, vinegar and vanilla. Pour liquid ingredients into flour mixture and beat until smooth. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

BLACK JOE CAKE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together.
• Batter will be runny!
• Bake at 350 until done (check with toothpick!).

BLACK JOE CAKE

Steps:

• Put everything into a mixing bowl EXCEPT the hot coffee; beat well.
• Add the hot coffee and mix.
• Put into a 9x13 greased pan or layer pans.
• Bake 375 degree oven for about 25-30 minutes or till done.
• Frost when cool.

MRS. KOCEVAR'S BLACK JOE CAKE

Steps:

• Boil water; remove from heat and add butter and chocolate; stir.
• In a separate bowl, stir together flour, sugar, salt, and baking soda.
• Add eggs; stir.
• Stir in chocolate mixture, mixing well.
• Add sour milk; mix well.
• Pour into 2 greased and floured 8" round cake pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 30-35 minutes.

BLACK CAKE

Steps:

• Fruit Paste:.
• Combine dried fruit, almonds and zest in port and rum and let sit covered for at least one week. (I am told the longer you let the mixture sit the better.)
• Take our cinnamon stick after you've finished soaking the fruit mix. Now, using a food processor, pulse marinated fruit mixture until it resembles a fruit paste.
• Burnt Sugar Syrup:.
• In a medium sauce pan, melt sugar over medium high heat while stirring constantly. The sugar will seize, but just continue to stir.
• Once melted, continue to cook until dark brown syrup forms and just begins to foam and smoke. Remove from heat.
• Add hot water and continue to stir constantly. Be careful with this step! The sugar will splatter.
• When the water is incorporated, return the sugar/water mixture to medium heat and cook until the mixture thickens slightly. Allow to cool before adding to batter.
• Cake Assembly:.
• Cream butter and sugar together, add eggs one at a time. Beat well after each egg.
• Add almond extract, brandy, vanilla until just combined.
• Add the fruit paste mixture. Beat well. Set aside.
• Sift together flour, cinnamon, baking powder, nutmeg, allspice.
• Add the flour mixture in small batches.
• Add the burnt sugar syrup and beat until combined.
• Divide batter evenly into two buttered and parchment papered 8" round cake pans or into small buttered bread loaf pans.
• Bake at 275 for 25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
• Let cool.
• Mix together 3/4 cup Rum and 3/4 cup Brandy (creating your brandy/rum soak) and brush cakes.
• Wrap cakes with plastic wrap and store in a cool, dry place until you are ready to eat the cakes.
• The cakes can be served straight up or as a layer cake with an orange marmalade buttercream.

DATE & RAISIN LOAF (OLD BLACK JOE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 160 deg Celsius.
• Line an 8 inch cake tin with baking paper.
• Combine chopped dates, raisins and baking soda in a large bowl.
• Pour in the boiling water, stir. Leave to cool for 10 minutes.
• Add the sugar and stir to dissolve.
• Now, fold in the sifted flour and baking powder until just combined. Don't over mix at this point or the loaf will be tough.
• Bake 160 deg C for approximately 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 hours, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Leave in tin to cool for 10 minutes before turning out onto a cooling rack.

BLACK JOE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. mix all dry ing. together
• 2. add other things in order as listed
• 3. after all ing. are in continue mixing for 3 minutes
• 4. turn batter into a 9x13 greased n' floured glass pan
• 5. bake @ 350 for approx. 40 minutes
• 6. This cake loses flavor if you over bake it
• 7. I usually top this cake w/ a homemade peanut butter icing, but it goes good w/ vanilla icing also

BATTENBURG CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter and 1 cup sugar together.
• Beat in 3 eggs, one at a time. Mix in vanilla.
• Stir in flour, baking powder and salt gently.
• Add milk if needed.
• Divide batter into 2 equal parts.
• Add food coloring to 1 part to make a deep pink color.
• Grease two 7-inch square pans.
• Spread batters into pans.
• Bake at 350°F until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean, about 25-30 minutes.
• Let stand in pans 5 minutes.
• Turn out on racks to cool.
• Trim edges from both cakes.
• Cut each cake lengthwise into 4 strips as wide as the cake is thick.
• Trim to make strips match.
• Heat jam slightly.
• Spread on sides to glue 2 pink and 2 white strips together checkerboard fashion.
• Spread all 4 sides of completed cake with jam.
• Repeat with remaining pink and white stripes.
• Makes 2 cakes.
• To make almond paste: Mix almonds, confectioners' sugar, egg, lemon juice and almond extract together.
• Knead until smooth, adding a bit of lemon juice or water if too dry to roll.
• Add only 1/2 teaspoon at a time. It will be stiff.
• Divide into 2 equal parts.
• Roll 1/2 of paste 1/8 inch thick on a surface lightly dusted with confectioners' sugar.
• Cut to fit length of cake and long enough to cover 4 sides leaving ends uncovered.
• Lay cake on one end of paste. Wrap completely to enclose all 4 sides of cake pinching paste to seal.
• Roll in granulated sugar.
• Place with seal underneath on serving plate, or store in plastic bag.
• repeat for second cake. Chill.
• Slice thinly to serve.