Sparkling White Chocolate Cake With Champagne Raspberry Sauce Food

RASPBERRY WHITE CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Microwave chocolate and butter in medium microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 minutes or until butter is melted.
• Stir until chocolate is completely melted.
• Cool slightly.
• Beat cake mix, milk, eggs, extract and chocolate mixture in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed just until moistened, scraping sides of bowl frequently.
• Beat on medium speed 2 minutes or until well blended.
• Pour evenly into 2 greased and floured (9-inch) round cake pans.
• Bake in preheated 350° oven 25 to 28 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centers come out clean.
• Cool cakes in pans 10 minutes, remove from pans.
• Cool completely on wire racks.
• Prepare White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting.
• Stir food color into 2/3 cup of the frosting until well blended.
• Place 1 cake layer on serving plate.
• Spread with the tinted frosting.
• Top with remaining cake layer.
• Frost top and sides of cake with remaining frosting.
• Top with raspberries just before serving.
• Store in refrigerator.
• White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting:.
• Beat 1 package (8oz.) cream cheese, softened, and 1/4 cup butter, which is 1/2 stick, softened in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.
• Add 1 package (6 oz.) white baking chocolate, melted and cooled slightly, and 2 teaspoons raspberry extract. Mix well.
• Gradually beat in 2 cups confectioner's sugar until light and fluffy after each addition.

DECADENT CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325ºF.
• Grease bottom and side of springform pan, 8x2 1/2 inches, or round pan 9x1 1/2 inches.
• Melt 1 package chocolate chips and 1/2 cup butter in 2-quart heavy saucepan over medium heat; cool 5 minutes.
• Stir in flour until smooth.
• Stir in egg yolks until well blended.
• Beat egg whites in large bowl with electric mixer on high speed until foamy.
• Beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, until soft peaks form.
• Gently stir chocolate mixture into egg whites.
• Spread in pan.
• Bake springform pan 35 to 40 minutes, round pan 30 to 35 minutes (top will appear dry and cracked) or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean; cool 10 minutes.
• Run knife along side of cake to loosen; remove side of springform pan.
• Turn cake upside down onto wire rack; remove bottom of springform pan and cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Place on serving plate.
• Heat 1/2 cup chocolate chips, 2 tablespoons butter and the corn syrup over medium heat until chocolate chips are melted.
• Spread over top of cake, allowing some to drizzle down side.
• Place whipped cream in decorating bag fitted with tip.
• Pipe a rosette on each serving. Serve with Raspberry Sauce.
• Garnish with fresh raspberries.
• Raspberry Sauce:.
• Add enough water to reserved juice to measure 1 cup.
• Stir together sugar and cornstarch in 1-quart saucepan.
• Stir in juice and raspberries.
• Heat to boiling over medium heat.
• Boil and stir 1 minute; strain.
• Stir in liqueur.
• Refrigerate any remaining sauce.

CHAMPAGNE-RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• To make sauce, place 2 cups Champagne in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high to high heat; boil until reduced to 1 to 1 1/4 cups, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in raspberries and 1/4 cup of the jam; reduce heat to low. Simmer 1 minute or until jam is melted and raspberries are thawed.
• Cool slightly. Place mixture in food processor or blender; process until smooth. Strain through sieve to remove seeds. Cover and store in refrigerator.