CHOCOLATE OLIVE OIL CAKE RECIPE - NYT COOKING
This tender chocolate cake has a deep cocoa flavor that’s intensified by the slight bitterness of olive oil. Cinnamon adds a touch of spice here, and the Earl Grey tea, a mellow citrus perfume. Feel free to play around with the hot liquid used to dissolve the cocoa powder: Coffee, red wine, orange juice or any other flavorful tea will add their own notes to the cake, while water will let the chocolate shine on its own. Serve this as is, or with a dollop of whipped cream or some ice cream on top.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Total Time 50 minutes
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 9-inch round pan and line the bottom with parchment paper.
- In a medium saucepan over high heat, bring tea or other liquid to a simmer, then turn off heat. Whisk in cocoa, cinnamon and salt until smooth, then set aside to cool.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine sugar, olive oil, eggs and vanilla. Beat for about 3 minutes. Reduce speed and pour in cocoa mixture, scraping down the sides of the bowl. Gradually beat in flour and baking soda until just incorporated.
- Scrape batter into prepared pan and bake until the sides are set but it’s still slightly damp in the center, 35 to 45 minutes. A cake tester should come up clean but with a few sticky chocolate crumbs clinging to it. Transfer cake pan to a wire rack and let cake cool completely in pan.
LEMON CHEESECAKE CAKE | MY CAKE SCHOOL
This Lemon Cheesecake Cake is heavenly! A lemon cheesecake layer is sandwiched between two moist lemon buttermilk cake layers and frosted in lemon cream cheese frosting.
Provided by Melissa Diamond
Number Of Ingredients 28
Steps:
- Place a 9x13 (or similar size) pan filled with one inch of water on a rack in the bottom 2/3 of the oven. (Just under the rack where your cheesecake layer will bake)
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F
- Line the bottom of a 9 inch spring form pan with a circle of parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl, mix softened cream cheese until smooth.
- Mixing at low speed, add sugar, salt, flour.
- Add lemon extract and sour cream. Mix at low speed until smooth and incorporated. Add eggs one at a time. Mix until well combined.
- Pour the cheesecake batter into springform pan lined with parchment and place on a rack just above the pan of water.
- Bake for 45 minutes. The cheesecake should be set at this point- it may jiggle slightly.
- Turn off the oven and leave cheesecake inside for 30 more minutes with the oven door slightly open. (This helps the cake to cool without cracking.)
- Then, allow the cheesecake to cool on the countertop. Then, place foil on the pan and chill in the freezer for 2-3 hours. If you are not in a hurry, you can refrigerate the cake for 5-6 hours or overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, grease and flour two 9×2 inch round pans.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and zest for 30 seconds. Set aside
- In another bowl, add the buttermilk, oil and lemon extract and lemon juice. Set aside..
- In the bowl of your mixer, add the butter and mix at medium speed until smooth. Gradually add the sugar and continue to mix on medium speed for 3 to 5 minutes until lightened in color and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time mixing until the yellow of the yolk disappears.
- Alternately add the flour mixture and buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients (3 additions of dry ingredients and 2 of liquid).
- Do not mix above medium speed or over mix the cake batter
- Divide batter between the two prepared 9 inch cake pans.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 20-24 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with just few crumbs attached. Let cool 10 minutes and turn out.
- Cut butter into 1/2 inch slices and add to the bowl of your mixer, beat until smooth.
- Cut the cream cheese into pieces and add to the butter, beating until blended.
- Add the lemon extract. (Lemon zest is optional).
- Gradually add powdered sugar and beat until well blended.
- This frosting will pipe best if used while still chilled. You can make it in advance, refrigerate and when ready to use let it soften slightly and remix. Do not microwave to soften.
- Place the first lemon cake layer on the cake plate or pedestal. Spread with a thin layer of frosting.
- Run a thin knife (I like to heat it with hot water) between the cake and side of the cake pan to help prevent sticking.
- Release the sides of the springform pan.
- Place the cheesecake upside down onto the first cake layer. remove the bottom of the cake pan. If it sticks at all, use a thin, hot knife to slide between the pan and the cake to release.
- Remove the parchment if you haven't already ;0) -
- Spread the cheesecake layer with a thin layer of frosting. Top with the top lemon cake layer.
- *If your cheesecake layer is slightly wider than your cake layers, just trim away the excess with a hot knife!
- Frost the cake as usual. If at any time the frosting becomes too soft, or the layers are sliding, just pop it in the freezer for 15 minutes to firm things up. (And you can refrigerate the bowl of frosting also as needed.)
THE FOOD TIMELINE: CAKE HISTORY NOTES
Duncan Hines Dessert Book [New York:1955] lists three recipes for Devil's Food Cake, and one each for Cocoa Devil's Food Cake, Party Devil's Food Cake, and Sour Cream Devil's Food Cake (p. 37-41). Jean Anderson's American Century Cookbook (p. 452-3) does a good job outlining the evolution of this particular cake.
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