High Altitude Poppy Seed Pound Cake With Whipped Chocolate Frosting Recipes

HIGH-ALTITUDE POPPY SEED POUND CAKE WITH WHIPPED CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9-​by-​5-​inch loaf pan with parchment paper, letting it fold over the sides for easier removal.
• To make the batter: In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the ½ cup butter, cane sugar, almond flavor, and vanilla extract. Mix on low until no chunks of butter remain.
• Add the eggs and milk and mix on low until combined, scraping down the sides so there are no butter chunks.
• In a separate bowl, add the cake flour and sea salt, and whisk together. With the mixer on low, slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and continue to mix on low until you have a smooth batter. Add the poppy seeds and mix until combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
• Grease the loaf pan well with canola oil cooking spray. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread out evenly. Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool completely before removing.
• To make the icing: Melt the dark chocolate in a double boiler. Remove from the heat. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the ¼ cup butter, powdered sugar, melted dark chocolate, and heavy whipping cream. Mix on low until combined, and then speed up the mixer to high for 1 minute or until light and fluffy.
• Spread the icing over the top of the cake.
• Store in an airtight container or a cake dome for up to 3 days.
• Gluten-Free Variation:
• Replace the cake flour with 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons (184 g) gluten-​free flour blend and ¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon (28 g) coconut flour.

HIGH ALTITUDE LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9 inch round cake pans. Sift the cake flour and baking powder into a bowl and set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, up to 10 minutes. Mix in eggs one at a time, fully blending each one in before adding the next. Stir in vanilla. Stir in the flour and baking powder, alternating with the milk until the batter is smooth. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans. Tap the bottoms of the pans on the counter a few times to remove air bubbles.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool cakes in the pans set over a wire rack.

HIGH-ALTITUDE CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
• Place cocoa into a small bowl, pour coffee over top, and stir to combine. Set aside to cool.
• Combine sugar, yogurt, milk, eggs, and vanilla extract in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add olive oil and mix to combine.
• Combine flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder in a large bowl; whisk until combined with no lumps remaining. Pour dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and beat until just mixed. Stir in the coffee mixture and pour batter into the prepared cake pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and the center looks slightly wet but springs back lightly when touched, 25 to 35 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack and let cool, about 30 minutes.

POPPY SEED CHIFFON CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE WHIPPED CREAM ICING

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Prepare a 10-inch ungreased tube pan.
• In a small bowl, soak the poppy seeds in boiling water for about 25-30 minutes.
• In a large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• Make a "well" in the middle, and add/pour in the oil, poppy seeds (with water) vanilla, egg yolks and baking soda.
• Beat until smooth (about 5 minutes).
• In another bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form.
• Pour the egg yolk mixture over the egg whites in the bowl; GENTLY fold to combine (do not beat).
• Pour the batter into the tube pan.
• Bake for 1 hour or until cake tests done.
• Invert pan to cool completely before icing.
• For icing: whip cream.
• Add in the sugar, vanilla and cocoa; beat/blend until combined.
• **NOTE** Store the whipped cream icing in the fridge, and frost the cake JUST before serving.

BEST HIGH-ALTITUDE BIRTHDAY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line two 9-inch round cake pans with parchment paper. Grease and flour the bottoms and sides of the pans, making sure to remove excess flour.
• Cream sugar and butter in a large bowl using an electric mixer. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, until well incorporated.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl.
• Mix milk, vanilla, and almond extract together in a third bowl.
• Alternate adding flour mixture and milk mixture to butter mixture; blend well. Evenly distribute batter between the 2 prepared cake pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Remove cakes from the oven; let sit for 5 minutes. Let cool completely on wire racks before removing cakes from the pans.