Chocolate Ice Box Cake Recipe
1/2 lb German sweet chocolate
3 tb Boiling water
1 c Powdered sugar
2 Egg yolks
1 ts Vanilla
2 Beaten egg whites
1 pt Cream, whipped
3/4 Of an angel food cake (mix can be used)
Melt chocolate and boiling water together, remove from stove and add cup of powdered sugar and 2 egg yolks, beaten. Add vanilla, egg whites beaten moderately stiff, and fold in whipped cream. Break angel food cake into irregular pieces. Place half the cake bits in a pan, cover with half the chocolate custard. Add remaining cake, and cover generously with remaining chocolate. Chill twelve hours, or overnight, in refrigerator.
Chocolate Cherry Ice Cake
1/2 lb German sweet chocolate
1/2 c Cherries
3 tb Boiling water
1 c Powdered sugar
2 Egg yolks
1 ts Vanilla
2 Beaten egg whites
1 pt Cream, whipped
3/4 Of an angel food cake (mix can be used)
Melt chocolate and boiling water together, remove from stove and add cup of powdered sugar and 2 egg yolks, beaten. Add vanilla, egg whites beaten moderately stiff, and fold in whipped cream. Break angel food cake into irregular pieces. Place half the cake bits in a pan, cover with half the chocolate custard. Add remaining cake, and cover generously with remaining chocolate. Chill twelve hours, or overnight, in refrigerator.
Chocolate Layer Cake
2 1/4 c Sifted Unbleached Flour
1 ts Baking Powder
1/2 ts Baking Soda
1/2 ts Salt
3/4 c Butter Or Regular Margarine
1 1/2 c Sugar
2 lg Eggs
1 ts Vanilla
2 oz Unsweetened Chocolate, Melted And Cooled (2 Sqrs)
1 c Cold Water
Dark Chocolate Icing (Below)
Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a small bowl and set aside.
Cream the butter and sugar together, in a mixing bowl, until light and fluffy, using an electric mixer set on medium speed. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in the vanilla and cooled chocolate.
Add the dry ingredients alternately with the water to the creamed mixture, beating well after each addition. Pour the batter into 2 greased and waxed paper-lined 9-inch round cake pans.
Bake in a preheated 350 degree F. oven for 30 minutes or until the cake tests done. Cool in the pans on racks for 10 minutes. Remove from the pans and finish cooling.
Place one cake layer on a serving plate upside down (slicing the top off in needed to level the cake) and frost the top. Place the second layer on top of the first right side up (again slicing the top if needed to square the cake up) and use the remaining frosting to frost the sides and top. Use the following icing or one of your choice.
DARK CHOCOLATE ICING:
Melt 3 ozs (3 squares) of unsweetened chocolate over hot water and cool to room temperature. Combine 1/2 cup of butter or regular margarine, cooled chocolate, 3 egg yolks in a mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer, set on medium speed, until well blended. Gradually beat in 1 pound (1 box) of sifted confectioners' sugar and 1/4 cup hot water. Beat in 1 tsp vanilla and beat until smooth.
Chocolate Marble Cake
1/3 c Butter
1 c Sugar
2 ts Baking powder
1 ea Chocolate, unsweetened, squares
1 ts Vanilla
2 ea Egg, well beaten
1 1/2 c Flour
1/2 c Milk
1 tb Butter
Cream the 1/3 cup butter and sugar together, add the well beaten eggs and mix well. Sift flour and baking powder and add alternately with the milk to the first mixture. Put 1/3 of mixture into a bowl and add the 1 Tbsp of butter and chocolate which have been melted together. To the white batter, add the vanilla. Drop white batter, then chocolate, by spoonfuls into a well-greased, deep cake pan and bake at 350 degrees F about 40 minutes.
Chocolate Mint Layer Cake
1 c Mint-Chocolate Chips;Nestles
1 1/4 c ;water, divided
2 1/4 c Flour; Unbleached
1 ts Salt
1 ts Baking Soda
1/2 ts Baking Powder
1 1/2 c Brown Sugar; Firmly Packed
1/2 c Butter, Softened
3 ea Eggs; Large
Chocolate Mint Frosting
1/2 c Mint-Chocolate Chips;Nestles
1/4 c Butter
1 ts Vanilla Extract
1/4 ts Salt
3 c Confectioners' Sugar
6 tb Milk
Garnishes:
Chocolate Leaves
Chocolate Curls
Chocolate Gratings
Cake:Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a small saucepan, combine mint-chocolate chips and 1/4 cup of water. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until chips are melted and mixture is smooth. Cool 10 minutes. In medium bowl, combine flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder; set aside. In a large bowl, combine brown sugar and butter; beat until creamy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in chocolate mixture. Gradually beat in flour mixture alternately with remaining 1 cup of water. Pour into 2 greased and floured 9-inch round baking pans. Bake at 375 degrees F. for 25 to 30 minutes, or until cake tests done. Cool completely on wire racks. Fill and frost with Chocolate Mint Frosting. Garnish as desired.
Chocolate-Mint Frosting: Combine over hot (not boiling) water, the mint-chocolate chips and butter. Stir until chips are melted and mixture is smooth. Stir in vanilla extract and salt. Transfer to a large bowl. Gradually beat in the confectioners' sugar alternately with milk; beat until smooth. (if necessary add more milk until desired consistency is reached.)
Garnishes: Use chocolate curls and grated chocolate on top of the cake. Form a ring of grated chocolate pieces around the outside edge and use the curls in the center. To make chocolate leaves, select several small leaves, wash and dry them and paint one side of them with melted chocolate. Chill until firm and peel the leaf off the chilled chocolate. Use as garnish.
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