Friday, March 30, 2012

Layered cake with eggless choc. chip cookie filling


Oh my goodness you will just die over this cake!!!  I have taken ideas from many different recipes and made my own and I am in heaven!!  I have made this cake to enter a dessert contest at my husbands work.....so look out people here I come!  I am also making the thin mint truffles and woopie pies which I will share with you on another day.  But let us begin with our cake:
Steps of assembly:
I baked two 9" circle cakes, one yellow and one chocolate.  When I stacked them I placed the choc. on bottom filled the middle with an eggless choc. chip cookie dough and topped with the yellow cake.  Once chilled for about 30mins, I poured a homemade choc. ganache over the whole cake.  I let that chill for a couple hours also.  The last step was to add the frosting and sliced almonds.
first step layering

second step choc. ganache









Recipes:
              Cake make any cake recipe that you love.
              Choc. chip cookie dough filling:
Ingredients
     Frosting base:
1 3/4 cups confectioners sugar                    1/2 cup butter, chilled
1/8 teaspoon salt                                          1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon milk                                         eggless cookie dough
     Eggless Cookie dough:
1/4 cup butter, softened                                1/4 cup brown sugar plus 2 tablespoons
2 teaspoons water                                         1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup flour                                                 1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup mini choc.chips
Instructions
      Eggless cookie dough:
Cream the butter and brown sugar in a small bowl. Add water and vanilla and mix well. Add flour and salt and stir to combine. Stir in mini choc. chips.
       Frosting:
1.  Use an electic mixer to make this step. Combine 1 1/4 cup of confectioner sugar, butter, salt, and vanilla.  Scrape the sides when needed.
2.  Add milk and continue mixing until well combined,  add remaining 1/2 powdered sugar and mix well.
3.  Fold in the eggless cookie dough.  Add to your cake!!!

               Homemade Ganache:
Ingredients
    1 1/2 cups heavy cream
    3 tablespoons light corn syrup
    1 bag (10oz) dark choc. chips
Instructions
  1.  Combine the cream and corn syrup ina medium saucepan.  Bring the mixture just to a boil.  Remove from the heat and stir in the choc. chips.  Cover and let stand for 5 mins.
  2.  Remove lid and stir mixture until smooth. Let the ganache to cool for about 15 mins.  Stir again.
  3.  Place a cooling rack on top of a cookie sheet with edges.  Place layered cake in the middle of rack.  Pour ganache over the whole cake. You will want to keep the drippings of the choc. to help make your frosting.

             Homemade Choc. frosting:
Ingredients
    6 tablespoons butter softed
    1 1/2 cups confectioner sugar
    3/4 cup choc. ganache drippings
Instructions
1.  Cream the butter until smooth.  Add the sugar and mix well.
2.  Add the choc. ganache and fold together until smooth.  Taste and add more choc. if not chocolately enough for you.  Or add more powder sugar if not thick enough.

Wow, lots of steps but you will not be sorry you took the time.  Your friends and family will also thank you!!  :)



         

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