Learn How to Bake White Chocolate Cake

This is a very dense, moist and delicious white chocolate cake – one of my favorites and perfect for Chocolate Week!

Ingredients

For the cake:

310g plain flour

5g baking soda

2g baking powder

3g salt

170g white chocolate, chopped

120ml hot water

225g butter softened

300g caster sugar

3 eggs

235ml buttermilk

For the icing:

200g white chocolate, chopped

20g plain flour

235ml milk

225g butter softened

200g caster sugar

5ml vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350F/175C/Gas Mark 4.2. Grease two 9 inches round cake tins.3. In a bowl sieve together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and the salt.4. In a small pan mix together the white chocolate and hot water over a low heat until the

chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth, leave to cool to room temperature.5. In a bowl mix together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.6. Add eggs one at a time beating well.

7. Stir in the flour mixture and buttermilk alternately.8. Mix in the melted chocolate.9. Put the cake batter into the cake tins and bake for approximately 30 minutes.10. Use a fork to see if the cake is cooked, if it comes out clean then it’s ready, if it has some

batter on it, cook it for a little longer.11. When cooked take out of the tins and cool on a wire rack.12. For the icing, in a pan, add the chocolate, flour and milk and melt over a medium heat,

stirring constantly, until it is thick and creamy. Allow to cool completely.13. In a bowl mix together the butter, sugar and vanilla extract until light and fluffy.14. Mix in the white chocolate mixture and beat until it’s thick and creamy.15. Spread between the two layers of cake and over the top and sides of the cake.

There you have it, your delicious, white chocolate cake. Enjoy! For this wonderful recipe, It is recommended a good dark chocolate with at least 70% cocoa solids because it gives a more chocolaty, fuller flavor to the chocolate cake. Green & Blacks chocolate is my favorite for this chocolate cake recipe.

Ingredients:

For the chocolate cake:

200g Green & Blacks dark chocolate, broken into small pieces

200g light muscovite sugar

140g butter softened

5 eggs, separated

100g plain flour

1tsp baking powder

For the chocolate cake icing:

250ml double cream

55g marshmallows

250g Green & Blacks dark chocolate chopped

Directions:

1. Heat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4.2. Line a 20cm loose based cake tin with greaseproof paper.3. Boil a pan of water and turn the heat down to a simmer.4. Put the chocolate pieces into a bowl and melt it over the pan of simmering water.5. When all the chocolate has melted, put it to one side to cool a little.6. In a large bowl beat sugar and butter together until light and fluffy.7. Add the egg yolks one at a time and beat them well as you add them.8. Gently fold in the flour and baking powder, then stir in the melted chocolate.

9. In a separate bowl whisk together the egg whites until they form peaks.10. Fold the egg whites gently into the chocolate cake mixture.11. Tip the finished cake mixture into your ready prepared cake tin.12. Bake in the oven for about 35 minutes.13. Check it’s ready with a skewer, if it comes out of the cake clean then it’s ready if not

then bake for a little longer.14. Cool on a wire rack.

For the icing, heat together the cream and marshmallows until the cream is just boiling and all the marshmallows have melted into the cream, you must stir the icing all the time.

Add the chopped chocolate to the mixture and stir until it’s smooth and creamy.

Chop your cooled chocolate cakes in half horizontally and spread a little of the icing. Sandwich together and then spread the rest of the icing over the top of your cake.

Now enjoy!