a birthday cake and chocolate frosting

Posted on June 11, 2008 by scrabblenut

My good friend Lauren had a birthday this week and I had the privilege of making her a cake. My goal was to create a feminine chocolate cake. It turned out to be one of my favorite cakes so far.

I’d also like to share the recipe I used for the frosting. In the past I’ve always used the standard chocolate buttercream made with powdered sugar and cocoa powder, but I don’t like the cocoa-y taste. So this time I tried something different, and it will be my standard chocolate frosting from now on. It uses chocolate instead of cocoa, and no powdered sugar mess. For the chocolate I used about 75% semi sweet chocolate chips and 25% milk chocolate. You could use any combination of chocolates depending on your taste.

Chocolate Frosting

  • 1 pound chocolate, chopped (or chocolate chips)
  • 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
  • 1/3 cup dark corn syrup
  • 1 tsp. vanilla

Heat cream and corn syrup to a boil. Pour over chocolate and whisk until smooth. Stir in vanilla. Let this mixture cool completely, 1-2 hours. Whip frosting with a stand mixer on high until light and fluffy. You may need to refrigerate it for 10-15 minutes to get it cool enough to whip. I found that is spreads best when it is slightly above room temperature, so after whipping I microwaved the frosting for 15 seconds and then stirred it all until smooth.

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6 Responses

  1. Debby Morton, on June 12th, 2008 at 10:52 pm Said:

    And I have to say it tasted WONDERFUL as I was one of the lucky people that got to eat this cake. It was really sad to have to cut into such a wonderful piece of art though. Thanks Kendra for a wonderful cake.

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  2. scrabblenut, on June 13th, 2008 at 7:42 am Said:

    Thanks for asking me to make it :)

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  3. heiditheophilus, on June 13th, 2008 at 10:20 pm Said:

    Wow…that’s professional grade…I’m extremely impressed…I bet it took 50 forevers!

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  4. Lauren, on June 19th, 2008 at 6:55 am Said:

    I am just now taking the time to catch up on all my friend’s blogs. That cake was so wonderful! We don’t usually finish cake after birthdays in our house but yours was gobbled up!

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  5. Sue, on December 11th, 2008 at 9:03 pm Said:

    Hi Kendra-
    I don’t know you, but I stumbled on your chocolate frosting recipe and tried it for a birthday cake I was doing for my Dad. it was really good; creamy and easy to spread. My Dad said it was the best cake he has ever had. I was really happy with it and just wanted to thank you for posting it!

    Have a wonderful holiday! Sue

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