The Sexiest Chocolate Cake you have ever eaten!

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I am so excited to announce that I am participating in my first ever Blog Hop! This a great way to see more wonderful recipes and meet more foodies! Can you believe the first challenge was CHOCOLATE CAKE?!  It just seemed too good to be true! This seems to be a great blog hop and I am so happy to be a part of it!  Tina at Mom’s Crazy Cooking http://momscrazycooking.blogspot.com/  has a great blog and you should all check her out!  You too can join the Crazy Cooking Challenge!
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This is such fun and it helps highlight a blogger that you might not have stumbled upon in the past.  I have to give a big shout out to TWO different bloggers in aiding me in the Chocolate Cake!  Chic Gorgeous http://www.chicgorgeous.blogspot.com/  and The Savory Sweet Life http://savorysweetlife.com/  If you have never seen their blogs please hop over to them and you will be as addicted as I am!

I named this Cake The Sexiest Chocolate Cake you have ever eaten, just my little nod to Valentines Day! This is one Crazy Decadent over the top Chocolate Cake.  I am talking Dark Chocolate Cake, Chocolate Butter Cream Frosting, Fresh Raspberry layer, Dark Chocolate Ganache, Vanilla Bean Whipped Cream, Dark Chocolate Covered Strawberries!!  This would be the perfect cake to make for your Romantic night! Just imagine your sweetie feeding you one of the decadent Dark Chocolate covered strawberries with a bit of Vanilla Bean Whipped Cream….. Hmmmmmm  Now that is true Love!

The Sexiest Chocolate Cake you have ever eaten!
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Recipe type: Dessert
Author: The Plaid and Paisley Kitchen
Ingredients
  • For the Cake:
  • 3/4 plus another 3/4 cup Dutch Process cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 cups ap flour
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 3/4 tsp baking powder
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup warm water
  • 1/2 cup milk (I did use whole on this one occasion)
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 1/3 cup melted unsalted butter
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 pint fresh raspberries (macerated with 2tbs sugar and 1 tbs water)
  • For the Chocolate Butter Cream Frosting: (double for layered cakes)
  • 1 cup unsalted butter room temp
  • 3-4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tbs Chocolate Extract
  • 4 tbs whole milk plus more to make your consistency
  • For the Ganache:
  • 1 package Dark Chocolate Chips
  • 6 tbs unsalted butter
  • 1 tbs dark rum
  • For the Vanilla Bean Whipped cream:
  • 2 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 vanilla bean scraped of seeds or 1 tsp vanilla bean powder
Instructions
  1. For the Cake:
  2. whisk dry ingredients
  3. in a stand mixer add the eggs, water, milk, sour cream, butter and vanilla extract
  4. beat on medium till no lumps are left.
  5. pour into prepared 9″ round pans
  6. bake at 350 for 35-40 min
  7. For the Frosting:
  8. Beat the butter
  9. add the sugar and mix till combined
  10. add extract, salt, 2 tbs milk
  11. beat for 3 min
  12. then add milk 1 tbs at a time till desired consistency is reached
  13. I tinted this pink for Valentines Day
  14. For the Ganache:
  15. Over medium low heat in a sauce pan melt the Chocolate Chips and butter.
  16. Let cool slightly before you pour over cake
  17. For the Vanilla Bean Whipped Cream:
  18. Freeze bowl and whisk
  19. whisk the cream, sugar and beans till stiff peaks form on high
  20. To Assemble:
  21. Once the cake is cooled COMPLETELY I slice off the tops to make for perfectly even layering pieces.
  22. Spread a layer of frosting on top of the bottom layer and spread raspberries
  23. place second layer of cake on top
  24. I like to frost my sides first and then the top (I know that most of you do it the other way but I get it smoother this way)
  25. Chill the cake
  26. pour the ganache slowly on top and let drip down the sides
  27. dip the strawberries in extra chocolate
  28. pipe the whipped cream all along the bottom and make a ring of “stars” on the top of the ganache
  29. place a strawberry on every other whipped cream star
  30. chill and then slice and serve!
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Believe me when I say this is a Labor of Love to make this cake.  Don’t expect to whip it up last-minute notice.  There is alot of down time waiting for things to cool down or chill or set up.  I made this cake over 2 days. I baked and frosted the first day and topped it the second day.  It is SOOOOO worth the effort! Now please Check out all these other great Chocolate Cake recipes!

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49 thoughts on “The Sexiest Chocolate Cake you have ever eaten!”

  4. Hi Chandra! Your cake looks amazing and I am sure it was delish. The combo of frosting and cake flavour is just perfect for the mood of LOVE. kekeke… Btw, thanks for buzzing me over at my blog and what a kind shout out you have given me. I really am glad to meet another foodie friend. Do stay in touch and I can’t wait to be back to check what you are up to. Have a great weekend ahead!!! Hugggssss

  6. WOW! That is one amazing looking cake. I love the addition of the chocolate covered strawberries, too. It’s like you totally captured Valentine’s Day in a cake.

  10. Anything that sexy is worth the time it takes to make. I think you could win over anyone you wanted to be your Valentine with that beautiful cake. Hope you are having a great week.
    -Gina-

  11. Wow!! That’s all I can say, everything about this cake looks so good, the chocolate, raspberry, whipped cream, and strawberries. It looks so good!! Stopping by from CCC#45.

  12. Oh my goodness, I’ve never seen so many chocolate cakes in one place!! Your’s looks totally fantastic (and totally sexy)!

  14. This is the pure definition of a Valentines treat. Awesome chocolate cake decorated perfectly! You have all the elements that someone would expect here. This one is a winner-well done!

  17. This is actually one of the most beautiful chocolate cake + presentations I have ever seen in my life!
    So gorgeous, scrumptious and valentines day perfect!
    Thank you for sharing this art work which is edible!

    Cheers
    Choc Chip Uru

    • Hee Hee! Only thing is if you eat the whole darned thing YOU won’t be sexy anymore! I have to take it to work to keep us from going over board with it!

  21. Oh, my gosh…this is one gorgeous cake!!! So decadent and delicious! YUM and double yum! You are most welcome to join our #chocolatelove blog hop. Any chocolate recipe posted in Feb. is eligible…see my triple chocolate mousse cake post if you’re interested :)

  25. Welcome to the Blog Hop! I hope you find more to participate in.

    Your cake is stunning! I am sure you were super excited to see the beautiful end result … and taste it too!

  27. That cake took time and effort but from where I sit, it is worth it. You have the prettiest cake and I have the ugliest.