"Then let them eat cake"

[Shlindrea]

Happy Birthday!

[Valerius]

And how old is Corspsey now? Happy birthday! I hope you're not wearing your birthday suit.

Now I shall sing you a birthday song.

Ehem...

Happy birthday to you
You belong in a zoo
With the monkeys and the donkeys
And they all smell like yooooouuuuu!!!

Yay!

[Solumina]

I used to have a recipe for a yummy vegan raspberry-chocolate torte, I shall look for it when I get home *hopes that it is not at school*

[Solumina]

yuppers, made it for a friend cuz she loves raspberry and as she is vegan she was a bit limited celebratory desserts. The only thing that I can remember about it is that I used raspberry jam from farmer John (local farmer who has fantastic stuff)

[Solumina]

damn now I am craving the torte but I know that I don't have the time to make it tonight so I wont be able to have it until I get to school

[Solumina]

*glup* I must work hard, if I cannot find it I will pester my friend as I know I gave her a copy

[Solumina]

woot I found it (it as at the apartment)

CHOCOLATE RASPBERRY TORTE:


2 chocolate cake layers unfrosted (recipe follows)
1 12-ounce jar seedless raspberry preserves
2 recipes thick chocolate raspberry gonache (recipe follows)
1 generous pint fresh raspberries
2 recipes chocolate glaze (recipe follows)

Chocolate cake (one recipe makes two layers):

2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 tbs. oil
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups cake flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tbs. raspberry liquer

Preheat oven to 350. Cut two 8-inch rounds of waxed or parchment paper . Lightly grease the bottom of two 8-inch round cake pans. Fit the waxed paper into the bottoms of the cake pans, and grease and flour the bottoms and sides of the cake pans.

Melt chocolate, and cool to room temperature. Beat the shortening and sugar unitl well blended. Add oil and beat until mixture is quite fluffy and forms a ball. Beat in cooled chocolate and vanilla extract. Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, and 1 1/2 cups cold water. Quickly beat all the ingredients together until mixed. The batter will be a bit stiff. Divide the batter between the two pans and smooth the tops. Bake for 20-30 minutes or until the cakes start to pull away from the sides of the pans and the centers feel set. Allow the cakes to cool in the pans and invert to remove them.

Once they are cooled, trim the rounded tops off the layers to make them flat. Cut each layer into halves horizontally. Melt raspberry preserves with the raspberry liquer. Brush each of the four layers with the warm raspberry preserves. Reserve the flattest, most uniform layer for the top of the cake.

chocolate rasberry ganache:

2 ounces tofu at room temperature
1 tbs. maple syrup
1 small dribble lecithin
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 tbs. vegan margarine, softened
1/2 cup semisweet vegan chocolate chips
1 tbs. framboise, or raspberry brandy, or raspberry extract

Melt the chocolate chips. Blend the tofu, syrup, lecithin, vanilla extract, and maragarine together in a blender or food processor. Add the melted chocolate while still warm. Allow ganache to cool in the blender. When it seems fairly stiff, add the liquer or extract and blend until fluffy.

Spoon 1/2 cup of it into a pastry bag fitted with a decorative tip and store in a cool place. Evenly divide the remaining ganache among the 3 bottom layers and spread evenly.

Reserve 12 beautiful raspberries for garnishing the top of the cake and divide the rest evenly among the bottom three layers.

Assemble the torte, placing the reserved layer cut-side-down on top of the bottom layers.

chocolate glaze:

3 ounces semi-sweet vegan chocolate chips
1 tbs. vegan margarine
1 tbs. corn syrup

Melt the chocolate chips in a small bowl or pan. While the chocolate is still hot, add the other ingredients and stir until blended. Immediately pour over cake and allows to drizzle over the edges.

Allow the frosting to cool. Use the pastry bag filled with the thick chocolate raspberry ganache to pipe 12 swirls around the top of the cake. Place a raspberry on each swirl and chill the cake for an hour or until everything has set.

[Delkaetre]

That's getting reposted to *********** for my veggie/vegan mates.

[korinna5555]

I like the simple chocolate cake mix plus 10oz of cherry soda..

[Delkaetre]

F'fk'sakes. Entry should read-
That's getting reposted to live journal for my veggie/vegan friends.

[††BlackRose††]

Happy Birthday!!!

Now, to find some cake....

[Corpsey]

This is exactly what I wanted when I posted this thread. You kick arse, Solumina.

Yum yum, cake in my tum.

[Solumina]

sweet I kick arse ^.^