recipe: chocolate berry cake Options

[waccoon]

This is a really amazing cake, and under 250 calories a slice .

2/3 cup water
1 cup dried cranberries
1/3 cup orange juice
1 Tbsp. margarine
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup boiling water
1 Tbsp. Grand Marnier (orange-flavored liqueur)
1 tsp. vanilla extract
5 ounces unsweetened chocolate -- melted
2 large egg yolks
1 tsp. cream of tartar
10 large egg whites
1/4 cup sugar

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1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
3 Tbsp. hot water
1 tsp. instant espresso or 2 tsp. instant coffee granules

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1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat the bottom of two 9-inch round cake pans with cooking spray, then line the bottoms with wax paper. Coat wax paper with cooking spray, then set it aside.
2. Combine 2/3 cup water, cranberries, orange juice, and margarine in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, cook about 5 minutes.
3. Combine 1 1/2 cups sugar, cocoa, and flour in a large bowl. Add cranberry mixture and boiling water, stir until well-blended. Add liqueur, vanilla, chocolate, and egg yolks, stir until well-blended. This is the batter, set it aside for now.
4. Beat cream of tartar and egg whites at high speed of a mixer until foamy. Gradually add 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form.
5.Gently stir one-fourth of egg white mixture into batter, gently fold in remaining egg white mixture.
6.Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake at 350º for 35 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center. Let cool in pans 10 minutes on a wire rack. Remove from the pans. Peel off wax paper and let it cool completely. Place one cake layer on a plate and spread half of chocolate glaze on top, then other cake layer should go on top of the glazed layer. Spread remaining glaze over top of cake.

This post has been edited by Echo: Oct 2 2004, 12:48 PM

[inthemudhole]

Mmmmm.
That sounds goood.
Argh.
This forum is making me hungry. @_@

[LadyXTor]

*bites hand* ME WANT TO MAKE THAT CAKE! T_T

[AznKutie]

Omg...YUMM!!
I definitely wanna try that..
Too bad I'm not much of a cook.

[Redhdchic]

chocalate!!!

[angel-roh]

ehh i dont reallie like chocolate but i like berries

[tresa1992]

Mm, chocolate and berries are the perfect combination. Chocolate mousse is especially good when it's topped with berries. Mmmm!

[nyCzxfOx]

i WOULD make it.. if i didnt need to write down so many things then walk 3-4 miles to stop and shop and back with the stuff >_>