Chocolate Cake
Chocolate cake is a staple in the dessert world. I mean who doesn't love chocolate cake right? When I was preparing for this dessert I was watching my favorite show and drew some inspiration for this cake. I decided to make one using Ghiradelli chocolate chips and I followed it with a dark chocolate cocoa powder for the second cake.  So this inspiration I was telling you about actually came with the frosting! The smaller cake is where I used the chocolate chips which gave the cake a richer taste, I paired it with the maple walnut frosting...  It seemed like such a grown-up dessert.WELL.. chef's kiss because that was a brilliant move! For the second cake, I went back to my childhood and went with a bomb pop idea..I"ll explain, when the ice cream man came around during the summer my heart was always set on the banana and chocolate bomb pops so that's what kinda cake I made. This was a fun one because it compared my adult taste to my childhood taste with the clear winner being my belly! happy baking

Servings: 4 yield(s)
Prep Time: 55 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins
Total Time: 100 mins
Ingredients
  • 250 g sugar
  • 80 g chocolate
  • 200 g flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 100 g butter
  • 4 eggs (seperated)
    • Maple Walnut Buttercream
  • 200 g shortening
  • 90 g butter
  • 625 g powdered sugar
  • 52 g water
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts (38g)
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup (85 g)
  • 1 tbsp maple extract (4)
    • Banana Buttercream
  • 200 g shortening
  • 90 g butter
  • 625 g powdered sugar
  • 52 g water
  • 2 tbsp banana extract (13g)
Instructions
  1. Beat egg yolks and sugar together until it creams If you use chocolate chips or bars this is when you would melt your chocolate in a double broiler I used both chocolate chips and cocoa powder
  2. Add melted butter, chocolate milk, and flour
  3. After beating until stiff add egg whites and pour the mixture into prepared pans
  4. Bake at 300 for 35-45 mins
    5. Maple Walnut Buttercream
  5. Add shortening, powdered sugar, butter into the mixing bowl
  6. Add in water and mix until frosting forms
  7. Slowly add in maple syrup and finely chopped walnuts and maple extract. continue to beat til done
    8. Banana Buttercream
  8. Mix shortening, butter, and powdered sugar
  9. Add water and mix until frosting forms
  10. Add coloring and banana extract and beat until done