Of all of my cake recipes, that is my favourite to this point. The cake taste and texture is fabulous and what higher (or extra basic) method to prime a vanilla cake than with a light-weight and fluffy darkish chocolate frosting (you may also skip the whipping step for a extra ganache-like texture). You possibly can positively serve this cake to non-Paleo firm (I simply did at my daughter’s third celebration and everybody liked it!).
I’ve made this cake each as a layer cake and as cupcakes. It really works very nicely both means. A observe on frosting: I truly prefer to make a 1.5X batch of this frosting for a three-layer cake, however I’m a giant fan of Pollyanna fashion desserts, piled excessive with gentle creamy frosting (anybody else love that film as a child?). I wrote the recipe this fashion as a result of it’s an ideal amount for the cupcakes, and in case you aren’t too beneficiant with the quantity of frosting in between layers (or in case you want utilizing one thing like raspberry jam). The primary time I made this cake, I used the frosting unwhipped. I positively want the feel whipped, however thought I would come with each choices. You possibly can management how candy the frosting is by how darkish of chocolate you employ. I used semisweet for my daughter’s cupcakes however 80% for my husband’s birthday cake. Simply keep in mind that including palm shortening to the chocolate will dilute the sweetness.
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This recipe makes three 8” or 9” spherical layers or makes 24 cupcakes (this could most likely work as a sheet cake too, however you’ll should experiment with the cooking time).
Sure, this recipe requires a complete lot of eggs. No, it isn’t a typo. No, it doesn’t make for an eggy cake. Belief me on this one.
Vanilla Layer Cake with Darkish Chocolate Frosting
Prep Time: 20 minutes + frosting preparation
Cook dinner Time: 20-Half-hour
Yields: 1 cake or 24 cupcakes
Elements (Whipped Darkish Chocolate Frosting):
- Soften chocolate and palm shortening collectively on the range prime or within the microwave, being cautious to not burn. Combine to fully mix.
- Let cool to room temperature (this takes a number of hours, however you’ll be able to hurry it up within the fridge). Use as is, or:
- Whip frosting in a standing mixer with whisk attachment for 3-4 minutes till gentle and fluffy.
Elements (Vanilla Cake):
- Put together cake pans or muffin pans.
- If utilizing spherical cake pans: hint the underside of the pan on a chunk of wax paper and lower out the circle (3 of them, truly). Grease the pan with palm shortening, lay the wax paper circle over the underside after which grease the wax paper. Add a bit of arrowroot powder (1-2 Tbsp) to the pan and faucet and swish across the pan to coat (discard any leftover after then pan is coated). Repeat with the opposite two cake pans.
- If you’re utilizing muffin pans for cupcakes: line every muffin cup with a paper liner or silicone muffin cup liner. I believe you could possibly most likely grease and flour every muffin cup in case you needed to, however I haven’t tried so I can’t vouch for a way cleanly the cupcakes would come out.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Beat eggs within the bowl of a standing mixer for 1 minute. Add honey, palm shortening, coconut oil, and vanilla. Slice vanilla bean open lengthwise with a pointy knife. Scrape the seeds out of every half of the pod together with your knife and add to the batter. Beat to mix (don’t fear in the event that they don’t actually come collectively but).
- In a separate bowl, mix arrowroot powder, sifted coconut flour, baking soda and salt. Add dry elements to moist elements. Beat on excessive for 1-2 minutes, till batter is easy. Permit batter to sit down for 1-2 minutes to thicken.
- Pour batter into ready cake pans, dividing evenly. Use a rubber spatula to unfold batter out to the perimeters. If making cupcakes, fill every liner roughly 2/3 full.
- Stagger cake pans or muffin pans within the oven. Bake spherical layers for 27-28 minutes, till beginning to flip golden brown on prime and a toothpick poked within the center comes out clear. Cupcakes solely take about 22 minutes.
- Take away from oven and let cake pans cool on a wire rack fully earlier than eradicating from pan. Cupcakes might be faraway from the muffin pans earlier.
- To take away cake layers from spherical cake pans, first run a knife across the fringe of the cake. Put your hand excessive of the cake and invert the pan. The cake ought to fall into your hand (if not, strive placing the pan the other way up on a chopping board and faucet the underside gently). Put a plate or chopping board the place the pan was and flip again proper facet up. Voila!
- Now it’s time to frost! The frosting doesn’t pipe that nicely, however you’ll be able to if you wish to (it tends to soften with the warmth of your hand, however in case you can work rapidly, go for it!). Should you’re frosting cupcakes, simply unfold a pleasant dollop excessive with a pastry knife. In case your frosting a layer cake, place layer one in your serving dish, add some frosting and unfold it excessive of the layer, add one other cake layer, repeat with the frosting, add the final cake layer. Use the remainder of the frosting to coat the highest and the perimeters.
- Get pleasure from!!!!
