Triple Chocolate Fantasy Cake Food

CLARE'S WORLD'S VERY BEST TRIPLE CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a very large bowl stir together cake mix and pudding mix.
• Mix in sour cream, melted butter, eggs and almond extract, beat until well blended.
• Continue to beat for 4 minutes on medium speed, then blend in chocolate chips.
• Prepare a large bundt pan by greasing all the sides and then dusting with flour.
• Pour cake mixture into the pan and bake for 55 to 60 minutes or whenever a cake tester comes out clean.
• Baking times can vary with this recipe for some reason, so do keep an eye on it!

TRIPLE CHOCOLATE FANTASY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Grease and flour a 10 inch bundt pan.
• Mix cake mix, water, oil, eggs, and ground walnuts.
• Pour into pan.
• Bake until done, 45 minutes.
• Cool in pan for 25 minutes; invert; cool completely.
• CHOCOLATE GLAZE:.
• Combine butter and chocolate chips in microwave until melted; stir; glaze will be thick.
• Pour over cake.
• Sprinkle with chopped walnuts.
• WHITE CHOCOLATE GLAZE:.
• Mix white chocolate and shortening in microwave.
• Pour over chocolate glaze.

TRIPLE CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Beat all ingredients except COOL WHIP, semi-sweet chocolate and berries in large bowl with mixer until blended. Pour into 12-cup fluted tube pan or 10-inch tube pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 50 min. to 1 hour or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan 10 min. Loosen cake from sides of pan; invert onto wire rack. Gently remove pan. Cool cake completely. Transfer to plate.
• Reserve 2 Tbsp. COOL WHIP. Microwave remaining COOL WHIP and chocolate in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 to 2 min. or until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring after each minute. Drizzle over cake. Immediately drop scant teaspoonfuls of the reserved COOL WHIP around top of cake; draw toothpick through center of each to resemble star. Fill center of cake with berries.

TRIPLE CHOCOLATE ROLL CAKE

Steps:

• Place white chocolate chips and 3/4 cup heavy cream for white chocolate filling in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on 50% power until chocolate is completely melted and cream is fully incorporated, about 2 minutes, stopping to stir every 30 seconds. Set aside and allow to cool to room temperature, 10 to 20 minutes. Place into the refrigerator until completely chilled, at least 4 hours, to overnight.
• Meanwhile, place dark chocolate chips and 3/4 cup heavy cream for dark chocolate filling into another medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on 50% power until chocolate is melted and cream is fully incorporated, about 2 minutes, stopping to stir every 30 seconds. Set aside and allow to cool to room temperature, 10 to 20 minutes. Place into the refrigerator until completely chilled, at least 4 hours, to overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 12x17-inch baking sheet with parchment paper. Grease the pan and parchment.
• Combine egg yolks and brown sugar in a large bowl. Beat at medium-high speed until mixture is light and creamy, about 2 minutes. Mix in butter, coffee, and vanilla extract.
• Sift flour, 1/3 cup cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a small bowl. Add to egg yolk mixture; mix until just combined.
• Beat egg whites in a separate clean, dry, large bowl with clean, dry beaters on high speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating constantly. Continue to beat until mixture is glossy and stiff peaks form. Fold 1/3 of the egg white mixture gently into the yolk mixture until just combined. Fold in remaining egg whites gently until no streaks of egg white remain. Do not overmix.
• Pour batter into the prepared pan and gently spread evenly.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cake springs back lightly when touched, about 10 minutes. Do not overbake.
• While cake is baking, prepare a piece of parchment paper that is slightly larger than the baking pan. Sprinkle lightly with remaining cocoa powder.
• Remove cake from the oven and run a knife around the edges of the pan to loosen the cake. Invert the cake quickly and carefully, as pan will be hot, onto the cocoa-sprinkled parchment paper. Remove the piece of parchment the cake baked on and discard. Working quickly, roll the cake and cocoa-sprinkled paper up together, starting from the narrow end. Set the cake seam-side down on a wire rack to cool completely, 1 to 2 hours.
• While cake cools, finish the fillings. Remove the white and dark chocolate from the refrigerator. The white chocolate will be soft-set. Whip the white chocolate, beginning on low speed and working up to medium-high, until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Pour in remaining 3/4 cup of heavy cream, and beat on medium-high speed until mixture has the texture of whipped cream, 1 to 2 minutes. Place white chocolate whipped cream into a piping bag or zip-top bag with a 1/2-inch hole cut into a corner. Keep refrigerated until ready to use.
• Prepare dark chocolate filling. The dark chocolate will be firm set. Whip the dark chocolate, starting on low speed and working up to medium speed, until mixture crumbles. Beat until the chocolate crumbles begin to become lighter in color and texture, 1 to 2 minutes. Add remaining 3/4 cup heavy cream and beat on medium-high speed until mixture is smooth, light, and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. The dark chocolate mixture will be slightly thicker than the white chocolate. Add more heavy cream if necessary to achieve the desired "lightness" and consistency of whipped mousse. Place whipped dark chocolate mousse into a piping bag or zip-top bag with a 1/2-inch hole cut into a corner. Keep refrigerated until ready to use.
• Unroll cooled cake gently and discard parchment paper. Pipe alternating stripes of white chocolate whipped cream and whipped dark chocolate mousse vertically along the 12-inch side of the cake, in stripes about 1/2-inch thick. Continue this vertical pattern along the entirety of the cake, leaving about a 1/2-inch border on all sides. Gently roll the cake back up over the filling (without the parchment) as tightly as possible without breaking the cake until the cake is completely rolled up. Place onto a serving platter and refrigerate until set, at least 1 hour.

CHOCOLATE FANTASY CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE GANACHE ICING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease a 9" springform pan with 1 tablespoon of the butter and dust with flour.
• In a metal bowl set over a pot of simmering water, melt the chocolate with the remaining 8 tablespoons of butter and stir occasionally until smooth and creamy.
• Remove from heat.
• Separate the eggs.
• In another bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the egg yolks together with the sugar and vanilla until thick, stopping to scrape the sides of the bowl once or twice, for about 3 minutes.
• In a third bowl, whisk the egg whites with the salt until stiff, for about two minutes.
• Slowly and gently fold the chocolate into the yolk mixture, adding just a little chocolate at a time to keep the eggs from scrambling.
• Fold in the egg whites.
• Pour the batter into the springform pan and bake in the center of the oven until spongy; for about 40 minutes.
• Remove from the oven, remove the springform ring and place the cake on a rack to cool completely.
• When the cake is cool, prepare the icing as follows.
• In a metal bowl set over a pot of simmering water, melt the chocolate with the cream, stirring constantly until smooth.
• Don't let the mixture boil.
• Remove from the heat.
• Use immediately or store, refrigerated in an airtight container, for up to 24 hours.
• Reheat in the top of a double boiler.
• To serve, spread the chocolate ganache icing over the cake.
• Top with raspberries or strawberries rolled in sugar and serve a small wedge of cake with a dollop of whipped cream (and a BAM of powdered sugar looks lovely as well).
• Enjoy!

FIESTA FANTASY CAKE

Steps:

• MAKE CAKE:.
• Heat oven to 350°F
• Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
• Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
• Set aside.
• Beat brown sugar and butter in large bowl on low to medium speed of mixer until combined.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in coffee liqueur or coffee and vanilla.
• Add flour mixture and sour cream alternately to sugar mixture, beating after each addition just until combined.
• Stir in boiling water until blended.
• Pour into prepared pans.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted near centers comes out clean.
• Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks.
• Cool completely.
• CHOCOLATE MOUSSE:
• Split each cake layer horizontally to make four layers total.
• Place one layer on serving plate; spread with one-third of the mousse (about 1 cup).
• Repeat layering with two of the remaining layers and remaining mousse.
• Place remaining cake layer on top.
• CHOCOLATE MOUSSE:.
• Place HERSHEY'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips in a food processor bowl; cover and process until finely ground.
• Mix 1/3 cup whipping cream and 3 tablespoons granulated sugar in 1-quart saucepan.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved and mixture is just boiling.
• With food processor running, pour hot cream through feed tube, processing 10 to 20 seconds or until chocolate is completely melted.
• Scrape side of food processor bowl.
• Add coffee liqueur or strong coffee and vanilla extract through feed tube; process 10 to 20 seconds or until smooth.
• Pour into large bowl; cool about 10 minutes or until mixture is room temperature.
• Beat 1 cup whipping cream in chilled medium bowl on high speed of mixer just until soft peaks form.
• Fold whipped cream into chocolate mixture.
• Cover; refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
• CHOCOLATE FROSTING:.
• Stir together sifted powdered sugar and HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa in medium bowl.
• Add whipping cream and vanilla extract.
• Beat on low speed of mixer until stiff peaks form, scraping side of bowl constantly. (Mixture will be very stiff.) By hand, stir in milk, one tablespoon at a time, to make desired spreading consistency.
• Frost cake top and sides.
• Cover; refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.
• Enjoy!

TRIPLE-CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Grease 9-inch round cake pan. In 2-quart heavy saucepan, melt 1 cup of the chocolate chips and 1/2 cup butter over low heat, stirring constantly; cool 5 minutes. Stir in flour until smooth. Stir in egg yolks until well blended.
• In large bowl, beat egg whites with electric mixer on high speed until foamy. Beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, until soft peaks form. Fold chocolate mixture into egg whites. Spread in pan.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean (top will appear dry and cracked). Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around edge of pan to loosen; remove cake from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Place cake on serving plate.
• In 1-quart saucepan, heat remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chips, 2 tablespoons butter and the corn syrup over low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate chips are melted. Spread over top of cake, allowing some to drizzle down side.
• In 1-quart saucepan, melt glaze ingredients over low heat, stirring constantly. Drizzle over top of cake.