BIG CHOCOLATE BIRTHDAY CAKE RECIPES

Steps:

• "For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Heavily grease and dust with cocoa four 9-inch round cake pans. In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar and salt. In a saucepan, melt the butter. Add the cocoa. Stir together. Add the boiling water, allow the mixture to boil for 30 seconds and then turn off the heat. Pour over the flour mixture and stir lightly to cool. Combine the buttermilk, baking soda, vanilla and beaten eggs. Stir the buttermilk mixture into the butter/chocolate mixture. Divide the batter among the prepared cake pans and bake for 20 minutes. Cool completely before icing. Refrigerate the layers after cooling for best results. For the frosting: Heat the cream until very hot, and then pour over the chocolate pieces. Stir to completely melt, and then pour into the bowl of an electric mixer. Refrigerate to cool. Once completely cooled, add the vanilla and beat with an electric mixer until light and airy. Frost the cake in between each layer, on the top and around the sides. "

Steps:

• baking time/heat 105mins 20 120mins at 180c/350f/gas 4 preheat the oven to the temp. melt the choc in the microwave or over hot water. cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy and pale separate the eggs, then slowly add the eggs to the butter and sugar mixture, then add the melted choc whisk the egg whites into soft peaks and then whisk in the icing sugar gradually soft the flour into a third bowl and then slowly add the flour and the egg whites alternatively using a metal spoon into the choc and egg yolk mixture pour into the large tin. then check after about an hour and 45mins to keep an eye. if you can then leave the cake for 12 hours before cutting however if your not going to cut etc then this should be fine