Sanders Cream Filled Fudge Topped Cake Food

SOUR CREAM TOFFEE FUDGE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease 3 (10-inch) cake pans with the 2 teaspoons of the butter. Line each with parchment paper and butter with 1/2 teaspoon butter. Set aside.
• Place the cocoa in a bowl and slowly add the hot coffee, whisking until smooth. Set aside and cool.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the sour cream and vanilla. Whisk in the cooled coffee mixture.
• Sift the flour, baking soda, and baking powder together onto a sheet of waxed paper or into a bowl.
• In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, cream the remaining pound butter and the sugar. Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. On low speed, add the flour mixture alternately with the coffee-sour cream mixture. Beat until glossy.
• Divide the batter among the 3 prepared pans. Bake a cake tester comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool completely in the pans on a wire rack.
• Remove the cakes from the pans and peel off the parchment paper. Using a long serrated knife, trim off the rounded top from each to make a flat surface. Place the first cake layer on a cake plate or stand. Spread about 1 1/2 cups of the chocolate icing across the top, out to the edge of the cake, and sprinkle with about 3/4 cup crushed butter toffee. Repeat with the second layer and another 1 1/2 cups icing and 3/4 cup crushed toffee. Place the third layer upside-down on top. Frost the top and sides of the cake with the remaining icing, and press the remaining crushed toffee onto the sides and top of the cake. Serve.
• Combine the cream, butter, cocoa, and corn syrup in a large saucepan, and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Remove from the heat.
• Put the chopped chocolate in a large bowl. Add the hot cream mixture and let sit for 2 minutes, then whisk until the chocolate is melted and smooth. Add the vanilla and almond extracts and whisk to blend. Cover and refrigerate until needed. (The icing will keep refrigerated for up to 3 days.)
• Line a baking sheet with parchment or wax paper.
• Combine the butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and cream in a medium heavy saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves. Continue to cook until the mixture reaches 300 degrees F, or the hard-crack stage (a drop of boiling syrup immersed in cold water crackles).
• Remove from the heat, add the vanilla, and stir. Pour onto the prepared sheet and let cool completely.
• Crack the toffee into large shards with a rolling pin. Place the pieces in a large deep pot and break into smaller pieces with the end of the rolling pin. Store in an airtight container until ready to use.

SANDERS' CHOCOLATE BUMPY CAKE

Steps:

• For Cake: In large bowl, combine coffee and cocoa; beat on medium speed for 30 seconds.
• Add oil; beat for 30 seconds; add buttermilk; beat for 30 seconds; add baking soda; beat for 30 seconds; add salt; beat for 30 seconds; add vanilla; beat for 30 seconds; add eggs; beat for 30 seconds; add sugar; beat for 30 seconds.
• Add flour; beat for 5 minutes.
• Batter will be very bubbly.
• Pour batter into greased (9x13 inch) pan and bake at 375ºF for 35-40 minutes.
• For SANDERS' BUTTERCREAM ICING: Place butter in mixing bowl, add 2 cups powdered sugar; mix at low speed to obtain smooth paste.
• Whip at medium speed, adding milk slowly and gradually, until light and fluffy.
• Using a very clean bowl and beater, whip egg whites until stiff while adding the 1/2 cup powdered sugar slowly.
• Mix this meringue slowly into the above mixture.
• Add vanilla and remaining 1/2 cup powdered sugar.
• This last amount of sugar can be doubled if stiffer icing is desired.
• For POURABLE FUDGE FROSTING: Over medium-high heat, combine buttermilk, sugar, corn syrup, salt and half the butter.
• Bring mixture to a boil.
• When mixture reaches the soft-ball stage, remove from heat.
• Add remaining butter, powdered sugar and vanilla.
• This will have a"pouring consistency".
• TO ASSEMBLE CAKE: prepare cake as directed.
• When cake is cooled, place cake in freezer for at least 30 minutes.
• Prepare buttercream icing, then shape into (1 inch) rolls, placing on frozen cake, 1 inch apart across the top of the cake.
• Return to the freezer for at least an additional 15 minutes.
• Apply cooled fudge frosting to top of cake, covering buttercream rolls completely.
• Return to freezer for several minutes or more to set frosting.

HOT FUDGE SUNDAE CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• See my improved recipe called "Sanders Cream Filled Fudge Topped Cake"...

OLD FASHIONED SOUR CREAM FUDGE CAKE

Steps:

• Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degF.
• Sift tog.
• flour, baking soda and salt, set aside.
• Cream butter, then add brown sugar and continue beating for 5 minutes.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add vanilla and chocolate.
• Alternately blend in flour mixture and sour cream, 1/3 at a time on low speed of electric mixer.
• Add boiling water, blending well (batter will be thin).
• Pour into 2 greased and floured 9" round layer cake pans.
• Bake at 350 degF for 35- 40 minutes or until cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean.
• Cool in pans for 10 minutes; remove and finish cooling on racks.
• Frosting: Combine chocolate, icing sugar, butter, hot water and egg.
• Blend; then beat at medium speed of electric mixer for 2 minutes.
• Chill until of spreading consistency.
• Carefully ice cake (cake crumb is very tender).
• You may not want to use the above icing due to the raw egg, so I would suggest making a seven minutes frosting.

SANDER'S HOT FUDGE

Steps:

• Place milk and caramels in double boiler and heat, stirring, until hot and smooth cream is obtained.
• Chop the chocolate and add it to above hot cream. Stir until chocolate is melted.
• Mix in soft ice cream and vanilla extract and stir until smooth.
• VARIATION: Instead of using milk, substitute 1/3 very strong coffee.
• NOTE: Can easily be prepared in the microwave instead of a double boiler. It's a really old recipe!