White Chocolate Cake Recipe #30898
Decadent and delicious white chocolate cake.
by 1Steve
1¼ hours | 20 min prep
SERVES 30
Cake
- 1/4 lb white chocolate, melted
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups cake flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
- 1 cup flaked coconut (optional)
- 4 egg whites
- 1 cup sugar
White chocolate icing
- Melt chocolate over hot, not boiling water.
- Cool slightly and add vanilla.
- Cream butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add chocolate.
- Add egg yolks, one at a time, mixing after each addition.
- Sift dry ingredients together and add alternately with buttermilk.
- Stir in pecans and coconut (optional).
- Mix only enough to blend.
- Whip egg whites and second cup of sugar to a soft peak.
- Gently fold whipped egg whites into chocolate mixture.
- Pour into a 9x13 pan or 2 8" round pans.
- Bake at 350~ for 40-45 minutes or until done.
- White Chocolate Icing: In medium saucepan combine melted chocolate and flour (all-purpose).
- Blend in milk, cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thick.
- Cool completely.
- In large mixing bowl cream butter, sugar and vanilla.
- Beat until light and fluffy.
- Gradually add completely cooled chocolate mixture.
- Beat until well blend.
- Do not over-mix or it will become soupy.
- Spread between layers, on top and on sides of cake.
- Sprinkle cake with coconut or with anything else that you like.
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