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Chocolate: Sourdough Chocolate Cake

Source of Recipe

red.food.recipes archives - Stephanie da Silva


List of Ingredients

1 c Sourdough starter
2 c All-purpose flour
1 1/2 ts Baking soda
1 t Ground cinnamon
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 c Butter
1 1/4 c Sugar
1 t Vanilla
2 Eggs
3 Squares (1-oz) unsweetened chocolate melted and cooled
1 c Milk

-----COCOA CREAM CHEESE FILLING-----
1 c Sifted powdered (confectioner's icing) sugar
1 pk (3-oz) cream cheese
1/4 ts Vanilla
Milk
2 tb Unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 c Sifted powdered sugar

-----SWEET CHOCOLATE GLAZE-----
3/4 c Sugar
2 tb Cornstarch
1 c Water
2 Squares (1-oz) German sweet chocolate cut up
1 1/2 ts Vanilla


Recipe

Bring sourdough starter to room temperature. Grease and flour two 9 x 1-1/2-inch round cake pans; set aside. Stir together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. In a large bowl beat the butter with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar and vanilla; beat till fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating 1 mintue after each addition. Beat in the melted chocolate.

Combine the sourdough starter and milk. Add dry ingredients and milk mixture alternately to beaten mixture beating till well combined. Turn the batter into prepared pans. Bake in a 350F oven about 30 minutes or till done. Cool 10 minutes on wire racks. Remove from pans; cool thoroughly on wire racks. Fill with Cocoa Cream Cheese Filling and glaze cake with Sweet Chocolate Glaze. Drizzle a design atop with reserved cream cheese icing and top with white chocolate leaves. Makes 12 servings.

Cocoa Cream Cheese Filling: In a small mixwer bowl beat together the 1 cup powdered sugar and cream cheese till fluffy. Beat in the vanilla. If necessary, beat in enough milk (about 2 teaspoons) to make of pouring consistency. Reserve 1/4 cup of the mixture and set aside to decorate the top of the cake. Stir the cooa powder into the remaining mixture in the bowl. Add the 1/3 cup powdered sugar and beat till smooth. Use the cocoa mixture to spread between cake layers. Makes 2/3 cup filling; 1/4 cup icing.

Sweet Chocolate Glaze: In a small saucepan combine the sugar, cornstarch and dash salt. Stir in water and chocolate. Cook; stir till chocolate is melted and mixture is thickened. Cook; stir 2 minutes more. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.

Cover surface with clear plastic wrap or waxed paper. Let stand 10 to 15 minutes or till slightly cooled and of spreading consistency. Spread glaze over top and sides of cake. Chill cake till set. Makes 1-1/2 cups glaze.