814-Uincttttr Farming, Saturday, Dacambar 18, 1993 Bake Your Guests COLUMBUS, Ohio “A fabulous dessert should leave a lasting memory; after all it’s the last thing you’ve been served,” says Flo Braker, noted cooking teacher and author of The Simple Art cf Perfect Baking. “So many of our memories are based on wonderful food, especially at the holidays, and people just expect luxurious holiday desserts," she advises. The most memorable holiday desserts have several things in common; great taste, sensational appearance and ease of prepara tion. And for many, desserts must be chocolate! Chocolate Truffle Cake belies its simple preparation it looks and tastes like a pastry chefs crea tion. The intensely chocolate, moist cake layer can be baked ahead and frozen for up to two months, then thawed prior to frost ing. The best bakers know that a butter cake keeps well and that the flavor actually improves over time. CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE CAKE Yield: one 9-inch cake Cake: % cup (1/4 sticks) butter, cut into pieces 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped 6 eggs V* cup sugar V* cup finely ground pecans or almonds 'A cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Ganache: 'A cup whipping cream 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped 2 tablespoons butter Garnish: 2 ounces white chocolate, coarsely chopped V* cup finely chopped pecans or almonds Fresh raspberries, if desired Preheat oven to 350*F. Butter and flour 9-inch diameter spring form pan. Line bottom of pan with waxed paper; butter and flour pa per. For cake, heat butter and cho colate in small saucepan over low heal until melted. Remove from heat; set aside. Bear eggs in large mixer bowl until frothy. Gradually add sugar, continue beating 4 to 5 minutes or until mixture has tri pled in volume. Gradually add chocolate mixture; mix well. Fold in ground pecans, flour and vanil la. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched in center. Cool cake in pan on wire rack IS minutes. Run kmle around edge of pan to loosen cake. Remove side of pan; invert cake onto wire rack. Carefully re move pan bottom and waxed pa per; cool completely. For ganache, heat cream, cho colate and butter in medium saucepan over low heat, stirring until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth. Refrigerate until mix ture is thick enough to spread yet is still pourable. Place cake on wire rack over waxed paper lined baking sheet Pour ganache over cake; smooth top and sides with spatula. Carefully transfer to serv ing plate. For garnish, place white chocolate in small heatproof bowl. Place bowl in small skillet with water. Heat over low heat until chocolate is melted.* Place melted chocolate in pastry bag with plain round tip: pipe evenly spaced horizontal lines on cake. With a wooden pick or tip of a small A Cake Will Remember Chocolate Truffle Cake is a dazzling decadent dessert, just right for finishing the holiday feast. knife, draw through white choco late vertically across the lines to form design. Press chopped pe cans onto side of cake. Arrange raspberries around outside edge of Cake Decorating l ips } - ~ , fit .fly vK-". "ipjy 1 Using pastry bag with small round tip, pipe horizontal lines of melted white chocolate evenly spaced on top of cake HOW TO DECORATE A MAGNIFICENT CAKE You don’t need to have a lot of time on your hands to decorate a spectacular cake. Use one or a combination of the following easy ideas to transform the Chocolate Truffle Cake or any other favorite cake into a show-stopper dessert! • After frosting the cake with ganache, fill a pastry bag with melted white chocolate. Using a small round tip, pipe evenly spaced lines of white chocolate horizontally across the top of the cake. While icing is still wet, draw the tip of a small knife ora wooden skewer vertically across the lines. (Pictured) • Go nuts! Sprinkle entire cake with toasted chopped nuts. Careful ly press chopped nuts or sliced almonds onto the side of the cake. Or, garnish with whole pecan halves. • For a double dose of chocolate, completely cover the frosted cake with chocolate curls. To make the curls, use a vegetable peeler to shave off pieces of chocolate from a chocolate bar. For best re sults, chocolate bar should be at room temperature. Greater pres sure forms thicker, more open curls; lighter pressure makes tighter curls. • For another pretty chocolate-on-chocolate design, fill a pastry bag with melted chocolate. Using a small round tip, pipe a continuous free-form design on top of cake. • Using a pastry bag with a large tip, pipe dollops of whipped cream along edges of cake and plate. Top each dollop with a single rasp berry and mint leaves. • Garnish the cake with fancy sweets like truffles or chocolate cov ered strawberries purchased or homemade. • Arrange white chocolate and/or dark chocolate “leaves” in the center of the cake. Use purchased or homemade leaves. • Dust individual saving plates with confectioners’ sugar or cocoa for a special presentation. To create a design on the plate, place a stencil, shaped cookie cutter or a doily on the plate before dusting, then carefully remove. • For a colorful presentation plate, pour a thin layer of red raspberry sauce on individual plates just before serving. To make sauce, simply place frozen red raspberries and sugar to taste in the work bowl of a food processor or Mender, process until smooth. Strain to remove seeds. cake. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. 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