| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Eggs, Dairy |
European |
Cakes |
10 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 1 1/4 |
c |
Butter |
| 3/4 |
c |
Hershey's European Style Cocoa |
| 4 |
|
Eggs |
| 1/4 |
ts |
Salt |
| 1 |
ts |
Vanilla extract |
| 2 |
c |
Sugar |
| 1 |
c |
All-purpose flour |
| 1 |
c |
Finely chopped pecans |
|
|
Creamy Coffee Filling |
|
|
Chocolate curls; optional |
| 1 1/2 |
c |
Cold whipping cream |
| 1/3 |
c |
Packed light brown sugar |
| 1/2 |
ts |
Powdered instant coffee (up to 1) |
INSTRUCTIONS
CREAMY COFFEE FILLING
Heat oven to 350F. Butter bottom and sides of two 9-inch round baking pans.
Line bottoms with wax paper; butter paper. In small saucepan, melt butter;
remove from heat. Stir in cocoa, blending well; cool slightly. In large
mixer bowl, beat eggs until foamy; add salt and vanilla. Gradually add
sugar, beating well. Add cooled chocolate mixture; blend thoroughly. Fold
in flour. Stir in pecans. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake 20 to 25
minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Do not
overbake. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pans. Carefully peel off paper. Cool
completely. Spread Creamy Coffee Filling between layers, over top and sides
of cake. Garnish with Chocolate curls, if desired. Refrigerate 1 hour or
longer before serving.
YIELD: 10 to 12 servings
CREAMY COFFEE FILLING: In small mixer bowl, combine all ingredients; stir
until coffee is almost dissolved. Beat until stiff.
YIELD: about 3 cups filling
MAKE AHEAD DIRECTIONS: Cooled cake may be wrapped and frozen up to 4 weeks;
thaw, wrapped, before filling and frosting.
Recipe by: Hershey's Chocolate Lover's Cookbook Posted to EAT-L Digest by
Sean Coate <swcoate@PEGANET.COM> on Aug 4, 1997
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