THINK PINK FOR PINKTOBER CAKE…The cake I made for my dear husband’s birthday !
This is ‘Couture Cupcakes’ first blogging event, and I think its a great idea.To coincide with Pink Ribbon Day in Australia on October 22, Minko is inviting people to make a pink dish .
5 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1/2 cup butter (no substitutes)
6 egg yolks
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
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Let egg whites stand at room temperature in a very large bowl for 30 minutes. Grease and lightly flour a 9-inch springform pan. Set aside.
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Melt chocolate and butter in a medium saucepan over low heat; cool. Stir egg yolks and vanilla into the cooled chocolate mixture. Set mixture aside.
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Beat egg whites with an electric mixer on medium to high speed until soft peaks form (tips curl). Gradually add sugar, about 1 tablespoon at a time, beating about 4 minutes or until stiff peaks form (tips stand straight).
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Fold about 1 cup of the egg white mixture into chocolate mixture. Fold chocolate mixture into remaining egg white mixture. Sift about one-third of the flour over the egg mixture; gently fold in. (If the bowl is too full, transfer mixture to a larger bowl.) Repeat twice, sifting and folding in one-third of the flour at a time.
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Spread batter into the prepared pan. Bake in a 350 degree C oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Completely cool cake in the pan on a wire rack. Remove sides of pan. Brush crumbs from edges of cake. (Top crust will be slightly flaky.) Remove bottom of pan from cake.
Whipping cream – 400ml
Vanilla Essence – 1 tsp
Icing Sugar – 3-4 tbs (according to taste)
- Cool, and then slice horizontally into 2 layers .
- Whip the cream with the sugar and vanilla essence till it holds peaks
Adjust the sweetness as required. - Reserve 2-3 tsps for each colour you intend to use in small bowls.
- With the rest, sandwich the cake using 1/3.
- Frost the cake with the remaining whipped cream.
- HERE IS YOUR CANVAS….
Using zipbags with the corners snipped off, paint on whatever you desire with as many different colours. - THIS GIVES PURE THERAPEUTIC PLEASURE…and tastes great too.
- I finished it off with a sprinkling of pink chocolate shavings, which I made with melting white chocolate, and colouring it pink with food colour.
- Chill well before serving!
Deeba @ PAB
About me: I am a freelance food writer, recipe developer and photographer. Food is my passion - baking, cooking, developing recipes, making recipes healthier, using fresh seasonal produce and local products, keeping a check on my carbon footprint and being a responsible foodie! I enjoy food styling, food photography, recipe development and product reviews. I express this through my food photographs which I style and the recipes I blog. My strength lies in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. Baking in India, often my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients, and this has now become a platform to get creative on. I enjoy cooking immensely as well.
12 Comments
Judy @ No Fear Entertaining
Absolutely beautiful!!!
Mishmash !
Fabric print on cake looks beautiful and would fill anyone’s heart with happiness….and as you said, working on a canvas like cake is a therapeutic pleasure
Angel of mercy
Hello !
this cake is full of love for your husband, amazing and very beatiful ,congratulations !!!
i wanna share with you one of my blogs if you wanna visit it :
http://chocolate–recipes.blogspot.com
see ya there
meeso
The pink is so pretty, It’s such a nice cake…Looks tasty too!
Anonymous
This time spring seems to have come before winter!What a lovely looking cake.
Swapna
When a cake looks so good –
the heart refuses to knife through it,
while the stomach grumbles in anticipation.
Caught between the two –
the baker emerges the winner –
having created a masterpiece!
The Home Cook
What a beautiful cake! Absolutely gorgeous!
Thanks for stopping by my blog. 🙂
aradhana
‘The cake looks absolutely delightful. Your husband is a very lucky man indeed! And what a thoughtful idea to contribute to a good cause. Wish there were more people like you.”
Cooking Blogger
Hi! Very interesting blog!
And this cake is really made for some one very very special!!!
PASSIONATE BAKER....and beyond.
Thank you folks for all the LOVELY comments…they mean a LOT to me!! :0)
Rohini's kitchen
Cake looks fab..
Rachel
That is such a nice-looking cake..the details are so fine..