CHOCOLATE TWEED LAYER CAKE
This is a very delicious cake! Most people haven't heard of a Tweed Cake, but it's basically a white cake with finely grated chocolate folded into the batter to give it a "tweed fabric" appearance. The cake is frosted with a buttercream frosting, and then drizzled with thinned semi-sweet chocolate to give it a shadowed affect. I make this every year for my Dad's birthday, and the entire cake is gone within 2 days. I hope you will try it; You wont be disappointed!
Provided by Cooking to Perfecti
Categories Dessert
Time 35m
Yield 1 layer cake, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 (F).
- Grease 3 8-inch pans, or 2 9-inch pans, and line bottom with wax paper.
- Cream butter and 1/2 cup sugar.
- Beat in vanilla.
- Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.
- Add to creamed mixture, alternating with milk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
- Stir chocolate into batter.
- In separate bowl, beat egg whites until foamy; slowly add remaining 1/2 cup sugar until soft peaks form.
- Fold into cake batter.
- Pour batter into prepared pans and bake for 20-25 minutes.
- (Tops of cakes will not turn brown, so test with toothpick to see if they are done) Cool in pans for 5 minutes and then turn out onto cooling wracks to cool completely.
- Prepare your favorite buttercream frosting and frost when cakes are cool.
- For the chocolate shadow, melt the chocolate chips in microwave for about 1 minute, or until the chips are soft enough to stir together.
- Add one tablespoon of water at a time, until chocolate mixture is thin enough or pour.
- Drizzle thinned chocolate over frosting.
- Chill cake for at least an hour, or until ready to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 338.1, Fat 16.7, SaturatedFat 10.2, Cholesterol 23.2, Sodium 185.7, Carbohydrate 46.9, Fiber 2.4, Sugar 24.6, Protein 5
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Nanno
[email protected]I will definitely be making this cake again.
Tristan Baltodano
[email protected]The cake was a little dense, but the flavor was still good.
Marwa Semaw
[email protected]This cake is perfect for any occasion. It's elegant enough for a wedding, but it's also simple enough for a casual party.
Rehan Aly
[email protected]I would definitely recommend this cake to anyone who loves chocolate.
Sana Waseer
[email protected]This cake was a labor of love, but it was worth it. It was so delicious and everyone at my party loved it.
Kayla Fuentes
[email protected]The cake was a little too sweet for my taste, but it was still enjoyable.
Md Oliullah
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of chocolate cake, but this one was really good. The ganache was especially delicious.
Colton Setzer
[email protected]This cake was easy to make and it turned out beautifully.
Mamta Thapa
[email protected]I love the unique flavor of this cake. The combination of chocolate and coffee is perfect.
Nhlanhla Shozi
[email protected]The cake was a little dry, but the ganache helped to balance it out.
Shafuan Molla
[email protected]I've made this cake several times and it always turns out perfectly. It's my go-to chocolate cake recipe.
DONOVAN WARBURTON
[email protected]This chocolate tweed layer cake was a hit at my party! It was so moist and flavorful, and the chocolate ganache was the perfect finishing touch.