Splattered White Chocolate Cake Food

WHITE CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease a 20 x 30cm tin, then line with baking parchment. Beat the butter, flour, sugar, baking powder, eggs, yogurt, milk and vanilla until lump-free. Stir in the chopped chocolate. Spoon into tin; bake for 25-30 mins until golden and risen and a skewer comes out clean. Cool in the tin.
• Melt the rest of the chocolate. Stir icing sugar into soft cheese, then the chocolate until smooth. Chill, spread over the cake, then cut into squares and decorate.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter three 18cm sandwich cake tins and line with baking parchment. Beat together the butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, baking powder and flour using a stand mixer or electric hand whisk until you have a fluffy mixture, about 5 mins. Fold in the white chocolate until it's well distributed throughout.
• Divide the mixture evenly between the tins and level out using a palette knife or the back of a spoon until smooth. Bake for 25-30 mins until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Remove from the oven and leave the sponges to cool in the tins for 10 mins, then remove from the tins and transfer to a cooling rack, top side down, and leave to cool completely. If the sponges are not level use a serrated knife to cut away the peaks.
• While the sponges are cooling, make the ganache. Put the white chocolate in a large bowl. Pour the cream into a saucepan over a medium heat and bring to a simmer. Immediately pour the cream over the chocolate and leave to stand for 4-5 mins until the chocolate has melted. Mix together to form a smooth ganache, ensuring all the chocolate has fully melted, then mix in the vanilla. Chill in the fridge for 30 mins, stirring occasionally so it doesn't completely harden, until spreadable and thick enough to coat the cake.
• Once the sponges are cool and the ganache has set to a spreadable consistency, you can construct the cake. Place one sponge on a serving plate, spread over a thin layer of the chocolate ganache, then fill the middle with a third of the raspberries. Place another sponge on top and repeat with a layer of ganache and another third of raspberries. Put the final sponge on top and gently coat the whole cake with a thin layer of ganache. Leave in the fridge to set for at least 20 mins. To finish, spread over any remaining ganache and top with the remaining raspberries. Will keep chilled for up to three days in an airtight container.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Melt chocolate over hot, not boiling water.
• Cool slightly and add vanilla.
• Cream butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add chocolate.
• Add egg yolks, one at a time, mixing after each addition.
• Sift dry ingredients together and add alternately with buttermilk.
• Stir in pecans and coconut (optional).
• Mix only enough to blend.
• Whip egg whites and second cup of sugar to a soft peak.
• Gently fold whipped egg whites into chocolate mixture.
• Pour into a 9x13 pan or 2 8" round pans.
• Bake at 350~ for 40-45 minutes or until done.
• White Chocolate Icing: In medium saucepan combine melted chocolate and flour (all-purpose).
• Blend in milk, cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thick.
• Cool completely.
• In large mixing bowl cream butter, sugar and vanilla.
• Beat until light and fluffy.
• Gradually add completely cooled chocolate mixture.
• Beat until well blend.
• Do not over-mix or it will become soupy.
• Spread between layers, on top and on sides of cake.
• Sprinkle cake with coconut or with anything else that you like.

WHITE CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare strawberry mousse in medium bowl according to directions on package.
• Cool in fridge about 2 hours.
• Prepare cake mix according to directions on box.
• Bake in 2- 8" pans.
• Cool cakes completely.
• Prepare white chocolate jello pudding in small bowl as directed , let stand 5 minutes.
• In large bowl stir together white chocolate jello pudding, strawberry mousse and cool whip.
• Slice strawberries up in half then in half again.
• Once cake is cooled, place a thin layer of mixture around the first cake then lay strawberries on top then place second cake on top and cover with remaining mixture on top and around the cake.
• Place another layer of strawberries on top of cake.
• Keep in fridge.
• You will have mixture left over.

FROSTED WHITE CHOCOLATE EASTER CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Grease a deep 23cm cake tin and line the base with greaseproof paper. Place the butter, white chocolate, milk and vanilla extract in a small saucepan, then heat gently, stirring, until melted. Combine the flour, bicarb and sugar in a large bowl with a pinch of salt, then stir in the melted ingredients and eggs until smooth. Pour the batter into the tin, then bake for 1 hr, or until the cake is golden and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cool in the tin. Once cool, the cake can be wrapped in cling film and foil, then frozen for up to 1 month.
• To make the frosting, beat together the Philadelphia, butter and icing sugar until smooth. Spread over the cake, then decorate with mini eggs.