Since Peggy was going to be away for her birthday.
and she invited us over for dinner at their place.
I decided to bake a birthday cake for her.
and also a gesture to thank the both of them
cause they always invite us to join them for dinners or day adventures! hehe
so it was a must to bake her a cake.
was a bit worried. cause i decided to bake something I’ve never tried before.
seriously daring.
and maybe seriously OUT OF MY MIND. hahaha.
but yes. it turned out pretty well!
and hopefully she enjoyed it (:
it was my first three layer cake! (:
i kinda suck at baking big cakes.
more of a cupcake person.
but i think it doesnt look half bad! right? haha
i was quite happy with how it looks after we cut out a piece! (:
success! (:
im a happy girl. hehe
Recipe:
(From The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook)
ingredients:
100g unsalted butter, at room temperature
260g caster sugar
2 eggs
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
45g cocoa powder
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
a pinch of salt
170g plain flour
160 ml whole milk
chocolate custard:
500g caster sugar
1 tablespoon golden syrup
125g cocoa powder
200g cornflour
85g unsalted butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
also need:
3 20cm cake tins, base-lined with greaseproof paper
Steps :
1. Preheat oven to 170 degrees celcius (Gas 3)
2. Put the butter and sugar in a freestanding electric mixer with a paddle attachment (or a handheld electric whisk)
and cream until light and fluffy.
Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well and scraping any unmixed ingredients from the side of the bowl
with a rubber spatula after each addition.
Turn the mixer down down to slow speed and beat in the vanilla extract, cocoa powder,
baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and salt until well mixed.
Add half the flour, then all the milk, and finish with the remaining flour.
Mix well until everything is well combined.
3. Pour the mixture into the prepared cake tins and smooth over with a palette knife.
Bake in the preheated oven for 20 mins.
Leave the cakes to cool slightly in the tins
before turning out onto a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
4. For the chocolate custard: Put the sugar, golden syrup, cocoa powder and 600ml of water
into a large saucepan and bring to the boil over medium heat, whisking occasionally.
5. Mix in the cornflour with 120ml of water, then whisk into the cocoa mixture in the saucepan.
Bring back to boil , whisking constantly.
Cook until very thick, about 10 minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in the butter and vanilla extract.
Pour the custard into a bowl, cover with clingfilm and chill until very firm.
6. When the cakes are cold, using a serrated knife, slice a thin layer off one of the cakes.
Put this layer into a food processor and process to make fine crumbs.
Put one cake on a cake stand and spread about one-quarter of the chocolate custard over it with a palette knife.
Place a second cake on top and spread another quarter of the custard over it.
Top with the last cake and spread the remaining custard over the top and sides.
Cover with the cake crumbs and chill for about 2 hours.
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Thanks for liking the post guys! (: Means alot!
This looks great. I’m thinking of making a special cake on Friday and this might just be the one 🙂 I’ve been struggling to embed icons and images in my side bar on my blog and yours looks great! Can I ask how you got the image to appear? Have you purchased the pro version or are you using the wordpress widgets?
Thanks!!
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Hello there!
Sorry for the late reply! Hope you tried the cake recipe and you loved it!
I am actually using the normal version. didnt get the pro. As for the widgets, i used text, and then embed the link of the webpage into the html. If that makes sense! So sorry I cant be of more help!
xx
Thank you! That’s really helpful. I’ve managed to embed some logos in mine now too. still haven’t got round to making a broooklyn blackout cake as I ended up making a giant lemon Victoria sponge instead but maybe as an Easter treat? 🙂 thanks again x
This cake looks gorgeous.
Thanks dearie! My first attempt doing a layered cake!
Hi, first of all , ur cake looks very tempting 😀 . But, i just wanna ask about the chocolate custard, it used 500g of sugar , will it be too sweet or not ? thx
hi there! (: Thank you! hehe I don’t think it was overly sweet but of course, feel free to reduce to amount! hehe All about personal space! xx
Hey! Thanks for this recipe! I tried it out… was a success with my family 🙂 Really like your blog by the way 🙂 here’s the link to mine http://theoddhourkitchen.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/brooklyn-blackout-cake/
You’re most welcome! (: So glad your family liked the cake! hehe Your cake looks better than mine! Some chocolatey goodness! hehe Loving your blog too btw! xx
thank you 🙂
thanks 🙂
Looks good and yummy! The blackout is certainly a chocolate lover’s delight!
definitely is! (: Was delicious!