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    Kahlua While Chocolate Valentine Cake


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    Marla

    List of Ingredients




    Kahlua While Chocolate Valentine Cake


    White Chocolate Ganache:

    1 3/4 Cups Whipping Cream
    3 1/2 Ounces Chopped White Chocolate
    1/4 Teaspoon Vanilla

    Cake:

    2 Ounces White Chocolate
    1/2 Cup Whipping Cream
    1 1/3 Cups Cake Flour -- sifted
    1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
    Salt
    1/4 Cup Unsalted Butter -- Room Temp
    1 Cup Sugar
    1 Egg
    1 Egg -- separated
    6 Tablespoons Milk -- Room Temp
    Kahlua Syrup:
    3 Tablespoons Water
    1 Teaspoon Instant Coffee Powder
    1 Teaspoon Sugar
    1/4 Cup Kahlua

    Recipe




    Prepare ganache before mixing and baking cake to allow it
    to chill.

    GANACHE:

    In large bowl of electric mixer, combine cream and
    chocolate. Set over simmering water until chocolate is
    melted. Stir until smooth. Refrigerate at least 4-5 hours,
    stirring occasionally, until very thick. Add vanilla and
    beat until stiff.

    CAKE:

    In small bowl set over simmering water, melt
    chocolate and cream together. Stir until smooth. Set aside
    to cool completely. In large bowl of electric mixer, beat
    batter until fluffy. Gradually beat in 3/4 cup sugar. Beat
    in whole egg and egg yolk until smooth. Stir in cooled
    chocolate. Alternately stir in dry ingredients and milk,
    beginning and ending with dry ingredients and blending
    thoroughly after each addition.

    In small bowl, whisk egg white with dash of salt until soft
    peaks form. Whisk in remaining 1/4 cup sugar, beating until
    very thick and glossy and mixture falls from whisk in heavy
    ribbon. Gently fold egg white into batter. Pour batter into
    8 or 9 inch heart shaped cake pan which has been lined with
    butter and floured waxed paper. Bake on center shelf of
    oven at 350 degrees about 40 minutes or until wooden pick
    inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes.
    Turn out of pan, if necessary, first trim any excess crust
    away from pan rim, and carefully peel away paper. Cool
    completely.

    Transfer cake to serving plate. Using wood pick, poke holes
    about 1 inch deep and at about 1 inch intervals in top of
    cake. Frost with white chocolate garnache.

    KAHLUA SYRUP:

    In small saucepan, combine water, coffee powder and sugar. Stir over low heat to dissolve coffee and sugar. Bring to boil and pour into small bowl. Add kahlua and stir to blend. Cool.

 

 

 


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