A sweet craving that ends with a sweet ending. I promised Mike to bake something decadent. It was a week ago and he’d probably been wondering what happened to the promise. A recipe that I had been keeping for a while from King Arthur flour website. All of their recipes I’ve tried are fail-proof. Ingredients and measurements make sense… oh you know how some recipes are impossible to follow. They all look good in pictures, but once you take it into the kitchen, there seems to be something wrong with the recipe – the dough is too wet or too dry or won’t rise as it should… you just know this one is not going to work. But I’m glad to find King Arthur website. Great recipes, especially for bread and cake.
Now if you’re tempted to bake this baby, you should keep your scale away, hide it in the basement or somewhere you won’t see again. It’s actually a triple chocolate cake – chocolate cake with creamy chocolate fillings topped with chocolate fudge – then sprinkled with chocolate pearls (like it’s not enough already). Don’t forget the little frost of icing sugar on top of that too… Yups, it’s chocolate heaven!
I ended up with a really messy kitchen – but a seriously yummy chocolate cake.
DOUBLE CHOCO PEARL CAKE
Ingredients for Cake:
* 2 cups all purpose flour
* 1 tsp instant coffee granule
* 2 cups sugar
* 1 tsp baking soda
* 1/2 tsp salt
1.) Mix 1 cup of melted butter + 1/3 cup of Dutch cocoa
2.) Add 1 cup of hot water. Set aside
3.) Mix all dry ingredients, add to cocoa mixture
4.) Add 1/2 cup buttermilk + 1 tsp vanilla
5.) Add 2 large eggs
6.) Whisk to a batter
7.) Line pan with baking parchment. Oven 350F or 180C
8.) Bake for about 30 mnts. Let cool on a rack
Ingredients for Fillings:
* 1/3 cup Dutch cocoa
* 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
* 1/4 tsp salt
* 1/2 cup heavy cream
* 1 tsp vanilla
1.) Place all ingredients in a bowl
2.) Heat in microwave till chips softened. Stir & set aside
3.) Whisk 4 tbs butter + 1/2 cup shortening + 2 cups sifted icing sugar till fluffy
4.) Mix in half of choco mixture. Whisk till smooth
5.) Add the rest of choco mixture, add 2 cups of sifted icing sugar
6.) Check consistency, add icing sugar if too soft or add heavy cream if too stiff
Layering Cakes:
1.) Use long serrated knife, slice through the middle of cake to make two halves (a top & bottom)
2.) Spread the filling in the middle. Place half of the cake on top of the spread fillings
3.) Spread the chocolate fudge on the top. I use instant dark chocolate fudge from Duncan Hines
4.) Top with lots of chocolate pearls and then frost with a little bit of icing sugar
5.) What are you waiting for….?
** Recipe is adopted from Choco-Buzz King Arthur
Whew, enak bangeeeetttt! bikin ngiler liatnya. TFS yah resepnya
Heaven’s to Betsy!!! How can you not want to try this one? Beautiful.
What are chocolate pearls? Are they just little balls of chocolate? I’ve never seen them!
I feel the same way about King Arthur Flour recipes–they’ve never let me down either. I don’t remember ever encountering this particular one before, though. You prepared it so beautifully. It looks absolutely fantastic. Your photos are just wonderful!
Looks decadent. Can I ask – what are chocolate pearls?
Thanks!
Where do you find Chocolate Pearls? I have never seen them before. This looks absolutely sinful and is now on my list of desserts for the holidays if I can wait that long!
This doesn’t happen often, but I’ve never heard of “chocolate pearls”. What are they and where can I find them?
Where do you get the choco pearls? This looks FABULOUS!!!
Wow what a nice interpretation of a King Arthur recipe. Beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing. Joan@bakershotline
Choco pearls are crunchy little balls of chocolate. I googled for some pictures here
http://www.lepicerie.com/catalog/product_170220_Crunchy_Chocolate_Pearls.html
I bought some back from Indo. It should be available through some online shopping – hope this helps
I bet your kitchen was a mess! But oh man, this cake, is so well worth it. Amazing job. Seriously.
Such a different touch to a regular chocolate cake. It sure looks pretty decadent. Great photo too
Gorgeous cake!
Wah kak, bagus banget, nyam nyam. coklat2nya dari sini semua?.Meni heboh pisan, disini mah balatak ya kak. Perlu aku beliin lagi kl kesana?
Waaaa…. mauuuu bu. Beliin lagi si coklat pearl, beli dark chocolate, pink, purple sama yellow chocolate yah…
Jangan lupa kecap bango refill juga. Nyari disini ga dapet-dapet
ive bookmarked this. looks so good! i love the pop of the purple napkin against the brown cake. so pretty!
nafsuin banget nih kuenya say …kebayang crunchy di bagian atas yummy
Any big chocolate store should have those, I have even seen chocolate pearls with a crunchy sugar filling inside, much like malteasers, but just smaller.
Oh my, what a decadent and delicious dessert!
Mmmmm, please make me one!
mba mw tanya coklat pearl nya itu beli dmn kl d indo? merknya apa yah?.. so tempting.. xP
awesome!!! I made similar cake using dark chocolate chips, but not pearls like yours. Just a simple buttercake topped with dark chocolate chips. Salam.
I found chocolate pearls here: http://www.lepicerie.com/catalog/product_170220_Crunchy_Chocolate_Pearls.html
I had to scroll through all the beautiful Tahitian chocolate pearls which are dark brown pearls (jewelry).
This recipe looks amazing! Thanks for sharing.
The recipe doesn’t say what size pan to use. Help! I want to make this on Friday!
Sis bisa bagi resep dalam ukuran gram tidak? Thks
Was this baked in a loaf pan? Or a regular 13×9?
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