Chocolate Cake With Malted Chocolate Ganache And Toasted Marshmallow Frosting Recipe

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Yield: Makes one 9-inch layer cake

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Nonstick cooking spray

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature

2 1/3 cups plus 3 tablespoons superfine sugar

1 1/4 cups extra-dark cocoa powder, sifted

2 large eggs, room temperature

1 large egg yolk

1 1/3 cup plus 4 teaspoons all-purpose flour

1 1/2 cup plus 4 teaspoons cake flour (not self-rising)

1 tablespoon plus 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt

2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder

2 teaspoons baking soda

2 cups boiling water

1/2 cup canola or sunflower oil

Malted Chocolate Ganache

Marshmallow Frosting

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Yield: Makes one 9-inch layer cake

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Recipe Summary

Yield: Makes one 9-inch layer cake

Recipe Summary

Yield: Makes one 9-inch layer cake

Makes one 9-inch layer cake

6097_020811_cake.jpg

Ingredients

Nonstick cooking spray
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
2 1/3 cups plus 3 tablespoons superfine sugar
1 1/4 cups extra-dark cocoa powder, sifted
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 large egg yolk
1 1/3 cup plus 4 teaspoons all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cup plus 4 teaspoons cake flour (not self-rising)
1 tablespoon plus 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 cups boiling water
1/2 cup canola or sunflower oil
Malted Chocolate Ganache
Marshmallow Frosting

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray two 9-inch round cake pans with nonstick cooking spray. Line bottom of each pan with a parchment paper round and spray again; set aside.

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, 5 to 8 minutes. Add cocoa powder and beat until combined, 3 to 5 minutes more, scraping down the sides as necessary.

In a small bowl, whisk together eggs and egg yolk. With the mixer on low, slowly add eggs, mixing until smooth and well combined, scraping down sides of the bowl as necessary.

In a large bowl, sift together both flours, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Add to butter mixture and mix on low speed until combined.

In a medium bowl, mix together boiling water and oil. With the mixer on low, slowly add water mixture and mix until combined. Divide mixture evenly between prepared cake pans. Transfer to oven and bake until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes.

Transfer cakes to wire racks; let cool completely, at least 2 hours. Unmold cakes and remove parchment paper. Using a serrated knife, trim tops of cakes to make level, then cut each cake in half horizontally. Place four strips of parchment paper around perimeter of a serving plate or lazy Susan. Place the bottom side of one bottom half on the cake plate. Evenly spread top with one-third of the ganache. Repeat process twice with top halves of each cake and top with the remaining bottom half of cake bottom-side up. You should have three layers of ganache and four layers of cake.

Transfer marshmallow frosting to a pastry bag fitted with a plain 5/8-inch round tip (such as Ateco #808). Pipe frosting over cake to cover; evenly spread using an offset spatula. Using a kitchen torch, toast frosting until lightly browned.

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Martha Stewart Member

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03/30/2016

                I would like to make this cake for my son's birthday coming up but i can't find dark cocoa. All i found was dark cocoa powder with dutch processed. Can anyone tell me where they found the dark cocoa powder?

Martha Stewart Member

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04/11/2014

                Thank you for a great recipe!Here you can see  my cake
                 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=853163424700598&set=ms.853163414700599.853163424700598.853163428033931.bps.a.427498163933795.125401.3727827927...

Martha Stewart Member

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03/17/2013

                Like :-)

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

03/15/2011

                I made this cake for a family birthday....turned out great! Easy Recipe

Martha Stewart Member

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03/04/2011

                I wish there was a link to the video of this. My butter suger coco mix is not creamy like I think I remember from the show. I wish I could watch her while I do this. It looked so easy on the show.

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

02/22/2011

                Has anyone had a positive result from this recipe?

Martha Stewart Member

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02/19/2011

                I attempted this cake twice because the video was so convincing I thought I had made a mistake along the way. Both times the cake came out awful! I'm so disappointed Martha would add such a terrible recipe to her website....!!

Martha Stewart Member

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02/19/2011

                does anyone know where i can get a tall cake ring like the one Cindy Bearman used to stack her layer cake?

Martha Stewart Member

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02/09/2011

                I hate auto correct, I meant superfine.

Martha Stewart Member

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02/09/2011

                Superfund sugar is a granulated sugar with a finer grain.  They do sell it in the grocery store or you can give the sugar a whirl in the food processor.

Martha Stewart Member

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02/09/2011

                In answer to Maitai326's question: No, superfine sugar is in the grocery store and that is the name of it.  It is like granulated, only finer.

Martha Stewart Member

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02/09/2011

                does "Super fine sugar"  = confectioners or powder sugar?

Martha Stewart Member

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02/09/2011

                1 Tablespoon plus 1/4 tsp seems like a lot salt even if it is kosher salt.

Martha Stewart Member

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02/09/2011

                Each stick of butter weighs 4 oz.

Martha Stewart Member

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02/09/2011

                8 ounces of butter (2 sticks) is correct.

Martha Stewart Member

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02/08/2011

                You are correct; I was watching the demonstration as well and wrote down the amount as 8 oz.

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

02/08/2011

                I believe the amount of butter given on the show was 8oz versus 4oz listed above.  Any idea which is the correct amount?  I'd hate to waste the ingredients

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated

03/30/2016

                I would like to make this cake for my son's birthday coming up but i can't find dark cocoa. All i found was dark cocoa powder with dutch processed. Can anyone tell me where they found the dark cocoa powder?

Rating: Unrated

04/11/2014

                Thank you for a great recipe!Here you can see  my cake
                 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=853163424700598&set=ms.853163414700599.853163424700598.853163428033931.bps.a.427498163933795.125401.3727827927...

Rating: Unrated

03/17/2013

                Like :-)

Rating: Unrated

03/15/2011

                I made this cake for a family birthday....turned out great! Easy Recipe

Rating: Unrated

03/04/2011

                I wish there was a link to the video of this. My butter suger coco mix is not creamy like I think I remember from the show. I wish I could watch her while I do this. It looked so easy on the show.

Rating: Unrated

02/22/2011

                Has anyone had a positive result from this recipe?

Rating: Unrated

02/19/2011

                I attempted this cake twice because the video was so convincing I thought I had made a mistake along the way. Both times the cake came out awful! I'm so disappointed Martha would add such a terrible recipe to her website....!!  


                    
                does anyone know where i can get a tall cake ring like the one Cindy Bearman used to stack her layer cake?

Rating: Unrated

02/09/2011

                I hate auto correct, I meant superfine.  


                    
                Superfund sugar is a granulated sugar with a finer grain.  They do sell it in the grocery store or you can give the sugar a whirl in the food processor.  


                    
                In answer to Maitai326's question: No, superfine sugar is in the grocery store and that is the name of it.  It is like granulated, only finer.  


                    
                does "Super fine sugar"  = confectioners or powder sugar?  


                    
                1 Tablespoon plus 1/4 tsp seems like a lot salt even if it is kosher salt.  


                    
                Each stick of butter weighs 4 oz.  


                    
                8 ounces of butter (2 sticks) is correct.

Rating: Unrated

02/08/2011

                You are correct; I was watching the demonstration as well and wrote down the amount as 8 oz.  


                    
                I believe the amount of butter given on the show was 8oz versus 4oz listed above.  Any idea which is the correct amount?  I'd hate to waste the ingredients

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