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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Jojo N
[email protected]I've made this cake several times and it's always a hit. The frosting is so rich and flavorful, and the cake is always moist and fluffy. I would definitely recommend this recipe to anyone.
Nikko Brass
[email protected]This cake is a bit time-consuming to make, but it's worth it. The chocolate tweed frosting is amazing and the cake is very moist. I would definitely make this again.
Tumusiime Sarah
[email protected]I'm not a baker, but I was able to make this cake without any problems. The instructions were very clear and easy to follow. The cake was very moist and flavorful. I would definitely make this again.
Brook Lynn
[email protected]This cake was very easy to make and it turned out great! The frosting was a bit too thick for my taste, but I was able to thin it out with some milk. The cake was very moist and flavorful.
Juanita Randall
[email protected]I made this cake for a party and it was a huge hit! Everyone loved the chocolate tweed frosting. I would definitely make this again.
Karuna Rana
[email protected]This cake was a bit too sweet for me, but my kids loved it. The frosting was very rich and flavorful. I would recommend this recipe to anyone who loves chocolate cake.
Ik Ik
[email protected]I'm not a huge fan of chocolate, but I really enjoyed this cake. The frosting was not too sweet and the cake was very moist. I would definitely make this again.
LaBradford Rucker
[email protected]This cake was a bit more difficult to make than I expected, but it was worth it in the end. The frosting was a bit runny, but I was able to fix it by adding some more powdered sugar. The cake was very moist and flavorful.
Austin Ball
[email protected]I made this cake for my husband's birthday and he loved it! The frosting was a bit too sweet for me, but he didn't mind. Overall, this is a great recipe and I would recommend it to anyone.
James McCullum Jr.
[email protected]This cake was absolutely delicious! The chocolate tweed frosting was so rich and flavorful, and the cake itself was moist and fluffy. I will definitely be making this again.