White Chocolate Berry Mud Cake Recipes

WHITE CHOCOLATE BERRY MUD CAKE

Steps:

• Grease a deep 19cm square cake pan and line with baking paper.
• Combine frozen berries, Grand Marnier and 1 tablespoon caster sugar in a bowl and then arrange evenly over base of prepared pan.
• Combine butter, sugar, chocolate and milk in a large saucepan.
• Stir over low heat until sugar has dissolved and mixture is smooth.
• Do not boil!
• Cool.
• Stir in eggs and flours and mix well.
• Carefully spread mixture in cake pan over berries.
• Cook in a 180°C oven for about 1 1/4 hours, or until cooked.
• Cool in pan for 10 minutes before turning out.
• Serve cut into squares, dusted with sifted icing sugar and decorated with fresh berries.

MIXED-BERRY AND WHITE CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Position 1 rack in center and 1 rack in lowest third of oven and preheat to 350°F. Butter and flour two 12-inch- diameter cake pans with 2-inch-high sides. Whisk flour, 1 1/2 cups sugar, baking powder and salt in very large (6- to 8-quart) bowl to blend well. Add 1 1/2 cups lukewarm water; using electric mixer, beat until smooth (batter will be thick). Beat in oil, then egg yolks and vanilla.
• Using clean dry beaters, beat egg whites and powdered sugar in large bowl until whites are very thick and billowy and form medium-firm peaks when beaters are lifted, about 12 minutes (do not underbeat). Fold whites into yolk mixture in 3 additions. Divide cake batter equally between prepared pans.
• Place one pan on each rack in oven, staggering pans so that one is not directly above the other. Bake cakes 25 minutes. Reverse position of pans. Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 10 minutes. Cool cakes in pans 10 minutes. Line 2 cooling racks with kitchen towels. Cut around cakes to loosen; turn out onto towels. Cool completely. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Wrap in foil; store at room temperature.)
• Buttercream
• Makes about 8 cups.
• 8 ounces good-quality white chocolate (such as Lindt or Baker's), chopped
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 2 cups (4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup egg whites (about 8)
• 2 1/4 cups sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons grated orange peel
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• Stir white chocolate and cream in heavy small saucepan over low heat until melted and smooth. Cool to room temperature. Using electric mixer, beat butter in medium bowl until fluffy; set aside.
• Combine whites and sugar in large metal bowl. Set bowl over large saucepan of simmering water (do not let bottom of bowl touch water). Whisk until sugar dissolves and thermometer inserted into whites registers 160°F, about 3 minutes. Remove bowl from over water. Using clean dry beaters, beat meringue until cool, stiff and shiny, about 10 minutes.
• Beat butter, about 1/4 cup at a time, into meringue, blending well after each addition. If frosting looks curdled, place bowl over very low heat for 3 to 5 seconds to soften slightly. Remove from heat and beat until smooth. Repeat warming technique as necessary. Gradually beat in cooled white chocolate mixture, then orange peel and vanilla extract. Chill buttercream until beginning to firm, about 30 minutes.
• assembly
• 1 cup seedless raspberry jam
• 6 cups (about) assorted fresh berries (raspberries; blueberries; blackberries, halved if large; and sliced strawberries)
• Cut each cake in half horizontally. Place 1 layer on 11-inch-diameter tart pan bottom or cardboard round. Spread with 1/2 cup jam, then 1 1/4 cups buttercream. Arrange half of berries atop buttercream, spacing about 1/2 inch apart. Press second cake layer atop berries. Repeat layering of jam, buttercream and remaining berries. Top with third cake layer (reserve remaining cake layer for another use).
• Spread 2 cups buttercream in thin layer over top and sides of assembled cake to anchor crumbs and smooth surface. Refrigerate cake on its base until crumb coat is firm, about 30 minutes.
• Spread 2 1/4 cups buttercream over top and sides of cake. Spoon remaining buttercream into pastry bag fitted with medium star tip. Pipe decorative border around top edge of cake. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover with cake dome and refrigerate.)
• final decoration
• 4 cups (about) assorted fresh berries (blueberries, raspberries, blackberries and strawberries)
• 1/2 cup currant jelly
• Place cake with its base on platter. Fill top center of cake with berries. Melt jelly in heavy small saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly. Using pastry brush, brush warm jelly over tops of most berries. Let cake stand at room temperature at least 1 hour and up to 3 hours.
• Using long knife, cut cake into quarters. Cut each quarter into 6 wedges.

WHITE CHOCOLATE BERRY DESSERT

Steps:

• In a microwave-safe bowl, melt white chocolate and butter at 70% power; stir until smooth. Cool. , In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar until lemon-colored. Beat in melted chocolate mixture and vanilla. Combine flour and salt; beat into egg mixture. Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish; set aside., For filling, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and white chocolate. Beat in the egg, sugar, sour cream and vanilla just until combined. Carefully spread over bottom layer. Cut through filling with a knife to swirl. , Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. , Just before serving, fold whipped topping into white chocolate. Fold in strawberries; spread over dessert. Cut into squares. Refrigerate leftovers.

WHITE CHOCOLATE MUD CAKE

Steps:

• Heat butter, chocolate, water and sugar in a saucepan stirring until melted and well combined.
• Sift flours together into a bowl and blend in chocolate mixture, eggs and vanilla Pour into a greased and base lined 20cm round cake tin.
• Bake in a moderate oven for 1 hour and 10 minutes until cooked when tested.
• To make icing cream butter, blend in remaining ingredients.

WHITE CHOCOLATE BERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF. Grease and flour 2 (9-inch) round pans.
• Melt 2 oz. chocolate as directed on package. Beat cake mix, melted chocolate, water, egg whites and 1 cup COOL WHIP in large bowl with mixer until blended. Pour evenly into prepared pans. Bake 28 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 min.; remove to wire racks. Cool completely.
• Meanwhile, beat pudding mix and milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Gently stir in 1 cup berries and 1/2 cup of the remaining COOL WHIP. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Place 1 cake layer on serving plate; spread top with pudding mixture. Cover with remaining cake layer. Frost top and sides with remaining COOL WHIP. Top with remaining berries. Grate remaining chocolate; sprinkle over cake.