Chocolate Harvest Cake Recipes

CHOCOLATE HARVEST CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans; set aside.

CHOCOLATE HARVEST CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease (and flour) two 9"x1 1/2" round baking pans.
• Combine and whisk all cake ingredients BUT flour and cocoa powder.
• Add flour and cocoa powder and whisk until even.
• Spread evenly into the two pans.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes until top springs back or toothpick comes out clean.
• Let cool.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together Pumpkin Cream Filling ingredients. (Make sure cream cheese is soft enough so you don't end up with cream cheese chunks!).
• Spread Pumpkin Filling on top of one cake and top it with the other.
• Boil whipping cream over medium-high heat.
• Remove from heat and add chocolate, DO NOT stir.
• Wait 5 minutes until chocolate is melty, then stir until smooth and chocolate is liquid.
• Wait until glaze has thickened (10 minutes) and then pour over top of cake.
• Refrigerate cake or let set until glaze is fairly solid (15-30 min).
• OPTIONAL: top with seasonal berries or nuts.

FALL HARVEST CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• In 2-quart saucepan, place beets. Add water to cover. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat. Cook 45 to 60 minutes or until beets are tender. Drain; cool. Peel and finely grate beets to equal 1 cup.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. In medium bowl, beat eggs. Gradually add melted chocolate, oil and vanilla, stirring with whisk until blended. Add chocolate mixture to flour mixture, stirring with whisk until blended. Stir in sour cream; mix well. Stir in beets and carrots. Pour batter into pan.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, about 1 hour.
• Frost cake with chocolate frosting; sprinkle with walnuts. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.

CHOCOLATE HARVEST CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 2 9" round cake pans with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
• 2. FOR THE CAKE: Sift all purpose flour and cocoa in a small bowl and set aside. NOTE: You'll notice that the cake is not prepared in a mixer. I was going to use mine but it wasn't large enough to accommodate the mixture without splattering batter everywhere. I followed these instructions. In an extra-large bowl, combine buttermilk, water, oil, 2 cups sugar, eggs, baking soda and salt. Using a large wire whisk, whisk until combined. Add flour-cocoa mixture and whisk vigorously until smooth.
• 3. Divide batter between pans and bake for 30-35 minutes until tops springs back when lightly touched in center. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely on a wire rack.
• 4. FOR THE CREAM FILLING: In a mixer with a whisk, whisk together cream cheese, pumpkin, 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon until thick.
• 5. Place one cake layer on serving plate. Spread all the filling over the top. Top with the second layer.
• 6. FOR THE CHOCOLATE GLAZE: In a sauce pan bring whipping cream just to boiling over medium-high heat. Remove from heat and add semisweet chocolate (DO NOT STIR). Let stand 5 minutes. Stir until smooth. Cool for 15 minutes or until slightly thickened. Pour over cake, allowing glaze to drip down sides. Chill cake until set, about 30 minutes. Top with desired toppers or serve as is.