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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

TWD: Perfect Party Cake... Again


Sorry for the poor picture quality! The lighting was terrible at my parents house.

I have been waiting for the day when someone would choose for us to make the Perfect Party Cake for Tuesdays with Dorie and this week, Carol of mix, mix... stir, stir was finally the one to make this the recipe of choice.

I was a Daring Baker when we made this cake last year. I made it then with the buttercream, orange, dulce de leche and strawberries. It was amazing and didn't really give me too much trouble with anything. I didn't have any trouble with the cake layers this time either, and really liked using the lemon in it.


Though I could have finally tried these as cupcakes this time (DB's had to be layered cake) I was making the cake for my Dad's birthday and he expected a birthday cake. He is dieting, so we rationed portions accordingly and rather than make the butter-laden (if oh so dreamy) buttercream frosting and instead of using the sugary jam, I opted to make a fudge frosting from Nick Malgieri since Dorie mentions the recipe for this cake originally came to her from Nick. The frosting recipe is from his book, The Modern Baker. The frosting is creamy, dreamy, and not too sweet. Just a mixture of melted chocolate, butter, corn syrup, vanilla and cream.

My Dad had a small slice of his cake and enjoyed it, but overall, the cake was a little too dry with this fudgey frosting instead of the jam and buttercream. As long as I had a big glass of cold milk though, I didn't mind.



It tasted pretty much like a big slice of my favorite black and white cookies! Which was actually why I tried the frosting. Next time, I may try this again, with filling the inside with chocolate buttercream or something and keeping the jam in the mix as well.

Make sure to see how the other Tuesdays with Dorie bakers did this week!

Chocolate Fudge Icing
From The Modern Baker, by Nick Malgieri

1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup light corn syrup
12 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled
6 Tablespoons unsalted butter, very soft
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Combine the cream and corn syrup in a small saucepan and whisk well to mix. Place over low heat and bring to a simmer. Remove from the heat and pour into a bowl to cool to lukewarm, about 110 degrees F.

Add the cooled cream mixture to the melted chocolate and whisk until smooth. Distribute the butter in a small pieces all over the chocolate mixture, then whisk it in smoothly. Whisk in the vanilla. Cool the icing until it is firm enough to spread.

26 comments:

chocolatechic said...

Looks wonderful.

I just loved this cake!

Anonymous said...

Hi Holly!

Your cake looks beautiful- great job! Did you have a chance to make this week's SMS recipe? The double chocolate cherry cookies were a hit with my family, so if you have any chocolate lovers, definitely give it a try!

I wanted to ask you if you're baking this round for Operation Baking GALS? I'm not sure if I told you, but I lead the bonus team, Team Oven Loving for the Recovering, which bakes for the hospitalized soldiers recuperating from injury stateside. If you're interested, I'd love to have you bake with us, if not this round, maybe at some point in the future. Let me know what you think if you have a chance! I'd love for you to stop by my site to check out my cookies, as well, so feel free to stop by and say hello anytime!

-Joy

Anonymous said...

Thanks for posting the chocolate fudge icing recipe. I love black and white cookies, so this is a great find.

Manggy said...

Uh, okay, what were you apologizing for? Because that is one ridiculously good-looking treat after another. Love the "cookies!" :)

Soy*Baby said...

Looks beautiful. The DB cake looks fantastic too.

vibi said...

Poor lighting or not, this cake looks decadent! MMmmmm... just a tiny, winy, smidgy bowl of frosting, pleeeeeease! LOL

Ahhh... how easyly I run my finger in that dark goodness! mmmm...

Jessica of My Baking Heart said...

Poor lighting? I can't tell - it looks fabulous and really yummy! :)

Carol Peterman/TableFare said...

Your cake looks beautiful, but I can see how it might be a bit dry with just the chocolate frosting. Your DB version is just over-the-top-delicious looking! Thanks for baking with me this week, and happy birthday to your dad.

Leslie said...

The chocolate lover in me loves the one you did for TWD, but the one you made for DR is over the top! That dulce de leche kills me the way it's dripping over the top, under the border!

Jacque said...

Aaah, bummer on the dry cake. They sure look cute, though. Like giant cookies :)

Kayte said...

Okay, we all know how I feel about chocolate, so I will skip commenting on that one and go straight to the one with strawberries...which looks absolutley fantastically elegant and delicious. Beautiful job, Holly!

Natalie said...

everything looks so yummy! i love the black&whites- i make a black&white cookie cupcake for Tickled Pink. :)

Aimée said...

Holly, you've got so much going on and yet you can turn out a beautiful cake like this. Impressive!

Amanda said...

Wow, three delectable items in one post! I loved this cake, I will definitely be making it again :)

margot said...

The gooey fudge frosting looks yummy and the DB cake is just gorgeous! I love black & white cookies, thanks for linking the recipe, it is going on "the list."

TeaLady said...

Wow!! Those look fantastic.

We've made this before???

Love the fudge - looks like a Boston Cream Pie.

Jules Someone said...

That looks amazing. Recipe for the black and whites?

Jodie said...

What is this dulche de leche business??? I want some!!

Unknown said...

Both of your cakes look lovely! I love how different they look even though they're made from the same recipe. Wonderful job.

Anonymous said...

The cake with dulce de leche and strawberries is gorgeous! I wouldn't have thought to try that, but it sounds fantastic. The chocolate one looks dreamy too.

Anonymous said...

I like the layers with the chocolate frosting. The cake you did for DB was a lot more work and looks wonderful, but I think this year's is just as good. YUM.

steph- whisk/spoon said...

two delicious versions! that drippy ganache looks divine!

Anonymous said...

Holy cow, when I first saw the chocolate fudge frosting my eyes popped out - it looks soo soo chocolate-y luscious! I'll bring my glass of milk!
The DB Perfect Party Cake is just gorgeous too!

Pamela said...

Oh, you're right! The cake does remind me of the B & W cookie!! So good!

EAT ME CUPCAKES said...

you've already made me gained 10pounds just by looking at the cake. hahhaa

Unknown said...

Oooh...that chocolate icing looks divine. Glass of milk, please! Such a great cake.

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