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rmkoramaCreated 26 Mar 2014 18:16, Updated 27 Jan 2015 20:32
Drunken Cherry Chocolate Cakefrom Natasha's Kitchen website, via a friend on FacebookIt might be I'm very hungry right now, but this cake sounds like the awesomest thing to try since cherry pie. Maybe I'll make this for my birthday. Oh, yum. INGREDIENTS For the Cake Batter For the Filling For the Frosting To Decorate METHOD Prepare the cherries Roughly chop your pitted cherries and place them in a medium bowl with ½ cup golden rum. Let sit at room temp for 1 hour then drain cherries in a sieve over a bowl. Keep both the cherries and the syrup. Make the Chocolate Cake Layers In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat together 4 Tbsp soft butter, 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar, 2 eggs and 1 tsp vanilla. Beat on high speed for 7 min until light and fluffy. Whisk in 1 cup warm milk until smooth. Sift together 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour, 3/4 cups unsweetened cocoa, 1/8 tsp salt, and 2 1/2 tsp baking powder. Fold the sifted mixture into the batter just until combined. Transfer to your prepared cake pans and bake at 350˚F for 30 min or until toothpick comes out clean. Remove from the oven and once the cakes are cool enough to handle, transfer to wire racks for them to cool completely. Make the Frosting Add cream cheese 1-piece at a time and mix until combined. (I waited maybe 3 seconds in between each piece; it’s one after another really.) Once all of the cream cheese is incorporated. continue to beat 1 more minute. Add 4 T reserved cherry liquid, 1 T at a time and mix until combined (1 min). Reserve the remaining cherry syrup. Refrigerate frosting until ready to use. ASSEMBLY Stir 1/4 cup cold filtered water into the the remaining cherry rum syrup. Generously brush the first cake layer with 1/3 of the cherry rum syrup. Cover the top with frosting and top with 1/3 of the chopped boozy cherries. Repeat with the next three layers but don't put any syrup or frosting over the final layer. Refrigerate your unfrosted cake for 15-20 min to let it rest, then frost the top and sides. Decorate to your heart’s delight and serve to the people you love.
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