Chocolate Cake with Snowy Pine Trees
Chocolate Cake with Snowy Pine Trees
Ingredients
- 2 cups (300 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 ½ cups (315 g) sugar
- 1 cup (250 ml) buttermilk
- ½ cup (125 ml) canola oil
- 2 tsp (10 ml) vanilla
- ¾ cup (75 g) cocoa powder
- ¾ cup (180 ml) warm water
- 18 oz (510 g) dark chocolate, chopped
- 1 ½ cups (375 ml) 35% cream
- ¼ cup (60 ml) clear corn syrup
- ½ cup (115 g) cold unsalted butter, diced
- 1 ½ cups (195 g) icing sugar
- 1 egg white
Instructions
- With the rack in the middle position, preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Butter the sides of two 8-inch (20 cm) springform pans with removable bottoms. Line the bottoms of both pans with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- In another bowl, whisk together the eggs, sugar, buttermilk, oil and vanilla.
- In a third bowl, whisk together the cocoa powder and water. Add to the egg mixture. Add the dry ingredients and mix until smooth. Divide the batter between the two prepared pans.
- Bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre of a cake comes out clean. Let cool completely on a wire rack. Unmould.
Chocolate Cake with Snowy Pine Trees