Cakes - Page 9

jaxfam6 · #1 04-08-2008, 08:15 PM

Here is a variation for you.
When making a German Chocolate cake while the cake is warm, not long out of the oven and pans, pour some chocolate ganache over the cake. This is best when you do a sheet cake.

Ganache
1/2 cup Heavy Cream
12 oz semi sweet chocolate (or whatever type you like, I prefer dark chocolate)

Heat heavy cream to simmer, remove from heat, stir in chocolate till smooth

while still warm pour over cake
cool in fridge before topping with traditional German chocolate icing.

I also like to use devils food cake in place of German chocolate cake.
I can make it from scratch but it is just as good if made from your favorite boxed mix.

bethola · #2 04-08-2008, 09:11 PM

I'm doing a friend's birthday cake this week. She wanted chocolate for her husband. So, today I made the cake (icing tomorrow). It is a Dark Chocolate Marshmallow Mocha and will have Dark Chocolate icing and Oreo Cookie Icing as a filling. I will decorate it with Malted Milk Balls and Mini Oreo Cookies (birthday boy LOVES Oreo cookies).

The cake is just a Pillsbury Dark Chocolate Cake with 1/2 the water replaced with Marshmallow Mocha Coffee Creamer. I will make the icing using Hershey's Dark Chocolate Cocoa Powder and will use the Coffee Creamer in it as well.

Sure hope they like it! It smelled REALLY GOOD today while it was baking!

AmazingGrace · #3 04-09-2008, 12:06 PM

Beautiful I think it would be awesome!

LaVonne · #4 04-09-2008, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by AmazingGrace

Beautiful I think it would be awesome!

Thank you...I think I'll try it...simple, but elegant...my style completely! LOL

AmazingGrace · #5 04-09-2008, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by CareyM

Thank you...I think I'll try it...simple, but elegant...my style completely! LOL

I was thinking it looked like a cake you would make! Yes simple and elegant... Not quiet like the smiley you added but OK LOL

LaVonne · #6 04-09-2008, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by AmazingGrace

I was thinking it looked like a cake you would make! Yes simple and elegant... Not quiet like the smiley you added but OK LOL

I know, I just thought it was cute!

jaxfam6 · #7 04-09-2008, 05:52 PM

Anyone have a recipe for Texas sheet cake? my mom got the recipe from an evangelists wife many years ago and used to make it a lot when I was young but does not know where it is now. (81 soon and lots of memory problems)
It was made in a low pan, almost brownie like.
would love it if anyone can help out

bethola · #8 04-09-2008, 08:37 PM

Here ya go! Is this the one you wanted? Go it from cooks.com
TEXAS SHEET CAKE
2 c. flour
2 c. sugar
2 cubes butter
1 c. water
1/4 c. cocoa
1/2 c. sour cream
2 eggs
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. vanilla and mix together.
Pour in cookie sheet with sides (jelly roll pan). Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
HINTS: Any kind of cocoa or chocolate drink mix will work for the cocoa, depending how light or dark you want it. I've found my favorite to be Hershey's European process chocolate. Yogurt, or, I think, buttermilk, can be substituted for the sour cream. If you don't want the icing, you can just sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Quick, easy, delicious, great for a crowd.

ICING FOR TEXAS SHEET CAKE:
1/4 c. cocoa (more or less to taste)
1/2 c. milk (start with slightly less)
1 cube butter
Cook these three ingredients together until bubbly. Add:
4 c. powdered sugar, sifted
1 tsp. vanilla
Nuts may be added, makes it very fudgy and yummy
Pour frosting on hot cake when it comes from oven. Frosting may run over sides.

I would assume a cube of butter is a tablespoon. Anyone know for sure? My Memaw Polly always used the "butter the size of a walnut" which I KNOW is a tablespoon! LOL

Beth

jaxfam6 · #9 04-09-2008, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by bethola

Here ya go! Is this the one you wanted? Go it from cooks.com
TEXAS SHEET CAKE
2 c. flour
2 c. sugar
2 cubes butter
1 c. water
1/4 c. cocoa
1/2 c. sour cream
2 eggs
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. vanilla and mix together.
Pour in cookie sheet with sides (jelly roll pan). Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
HINTS: Any kind of cocoa or chocolate drink mix will work for the cocoa, depending how light or dark you want it. I've found my favorite to be Hershey's European process chocolate. Yogurt, or, I think, buttermilk, can be substituted for the sour cream. If you don't want the icing, you can just sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Quick, easy, delicious, great for a crowd.

ICING FOR TEXAS SHEET CAKE:
1/4 c. cocoa (more or less to taste)
1/2 c. milk (start with slightly less)
1 cube butter
Cook these three ingredients together until bubbly. Add:
4 c. powdered sugar, sifted
1 tsp. vanilla
Nuts may be added, makes it very fudgy and yummy
Pour frosting on hot cake when it comes from oven. Frosting may run over sides.

I would assume a cube of butter is a tablespoon. Anyone know for sure? My Memaw Polly always used the "butter the size of a walnut" which I KNOW is a tablespoon! LOL

Beth

That looks like it would be it. I guess I will start with a tablespoon and if it looks like it needs more I will add more.

Thank you
will let you know if it tastes like I remember

LaVonne · #10 04-10-2008, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by jaxfam6

That looks like it would be it. I guess I will start with a tablespoon and if it looks like it needs more I will add more.

Thank you
will let you know if it tastes like I remember

A cube of butter is 1/2 cup of butter...the whole cube...and no that's not too much for a batch of frosting.