Sunday, 23 September 2012

Devil Food Choc Cake

Sangat sedap. Dah beberapa kali buat..untuk birthday anak2, utk buat makan2 di rumah
dan utk jamuan di ofis.
Anan pun dah reti buat sendiri. Resepi asal di sini.
Cake

1 cup all purpose flour - tepung biasa pun blh
1/4 cup cocoa powder
3/4 tsp soda bikarbonate
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup castor sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
65 g butter
1 egg size L
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup buttermilk (1/4 cup fresh/evaporated milk + lime juice)
1/2 cup warm water
 
Methods
1. Panaskan oven 170C. Gris tin kek 7".
2. Sieve flour + cocoa powder + soda bikarbonate + salt. Set aside.
3. Zzzzt butter + sugars until light and fluffy. Add egg..zzzzt again.
4. Add dry ingredients (no 2) alternately with liquid ingredients (buttermilk + warm water) in three portions.
5. Add vanilla, continue to mix till well blended.
6. Bake for about 30 minutes or until just cooked.

Cream Cheese Frosting
250 g cream cheese (room temp)
125 g butter (room temp)
1 cup icing sugar - sifted
1 tsp vanilla
juice of a squeezed slice of lemon, to rid the cheese taste

Zzzzt cream cheese + butter, just until creamy, add the icing sugar, vanilla and lemon juice.

Choc Ganache
200 ml whipping cream
250 g dark chocolate, chopped finely
a pinch of salt

In a double boiler, warm double cream until just at boiling point (hingga nampak small bubbles di tepi periuk). Add chopped choc + salt, stir. When all chocolate is melted, tutup api and continue stirring until all well mixed. Biar sejuk.

Cool cake completely, spread the cream cheese frosting and pour cool ganache on top.

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