Lovelight Chocolate Cake Recipes

LOVELIGHT CHOCOLATE CHIFFON CAKE

Steps:

• Grease 2 layer pans well and dust with flour. Beat egg whites until frothy. Gradually beat in the sugar until stiff and glossy. Add the flour, soda and salt. Next add the oil and buttermilk.
• Beat well. Add egg yolks and chocolate. Pour batter into prepared pans and bake at 350' for about 35 minutes.
• When cool spread with Chocolate Fluff frosting. And store in refrigerator until ready to serve. Chocolate Fluff Frosting Recipe: Mix the following ingredients in a chilled bowl:
• 2 cups whipping cream 1 cup powdered sugar 1/2 cup cocoa Beat until stiff and spread on cake. Enjoy !

LOVELIGHT CHIFFON CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and dust with flour two 8 inch pans. Beat egg whites. Gradually beat in 1/2 cup of sugar. Continue beating until very stiff and glossy. Sift remaining sugar, flour, baking soda, and salt in another bowl. Pour in oil, and half of buttermilk. Beat one minute on medium speed. Add remaining buttermilk, egg yolks and chocolate. Beat one minute more. Fold meringue into batter gently. Bak 30-35 minutes.

ULTIMATE CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Butter and line a 20cm round cake tin (7.5cm deep).
• Put 200g chopped dark chocolate in a medium pan with 200g butter.
• Mix 1 tbsp instant coffee granules into 125ml cold water and pour into the pan.
• Warm through over a low heat just until everything is melted - don't overheat. Or melt in the microwave for about 5 minutes, stirring halfway through.
• Mix 85g self-raising flour, 85g plain flour, ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda, 200g light muscovado sugar, 200g golden caster sugar and 25g cocoa powder, and squash out any lumps.
• Beat 3 medium eggs with 75ml buttermilk.
• Pour the melted chocolate mixture and the egg mixture into the flour mixture and stir everything to a smooth, quite runny consistency.
• Pour this into the tin and bake for 1hr 25 - 1hr 30 mins. If you push a skewer into the centre it should come out clean and the top should feel firm (don't worry if it cracks a bit).
• Leave to cool in the tin (don't worry if it dips slightly), then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely. Cut the cold cake horizontally into three.
• To make the ganache, put 200g chopped dark chocolate in a bowl. Pour 300ml double cream into a pan, add 2 tbsp golden caster sugar and heat until it is about to boil.
• Take off the heat and pour it over the chocolate. Stir until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth. Cool until it is a little thicker but still pourable.
• Sandwich the layers together with just a little of the ganache. Pour the rest over the cake letting it fall down the sides and smooth over any gaps with a palette knife.
• Decorate with 50g grated chocolate or 100g chocolate curls. The cake keeps moist and gooey for 3-4 days.