Fudgy Hanukkah Cake
Recipe
- Title:
- Fudgy Hanukkah Cake
- Categories:
- Cakes, Chocolate, Jewish
- Yield:
- 12 servings
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 c Packed brown sugar
- ICING:
- 1 1/4 c All purpose flour
- 1/4 c Sifted unsweetened cocoa
- 1/2 c Sifted unsweetened cocoa
- -powder
- -powder
- 4 ts Granulated sugar
- 1 pn EACH cinnamon, and salt
- 4 ts Cornstarch
- 1
- Egg, and egg white
- 1/2 c Skim milk
- 3/4 c Buttermilk
- 1/4 c Corn syrup
- 3/4 c Strong coffee
- 1 ts Vanilla
- 1/3 c Vegetable oil
Directions
- At Hanukkah, it's traditional to hand out small gifts of money (called Hanukkah gelt), eith real or chocolate, to children.
- Tuck gold wrapped chocolate coins into the batter to surprise your youngsters with a little treat.
Directions
- edible gold glitter (optional)
Directions
- In bowl, combine brown sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder,cinnamon and salt.
- In separate bowl, beat egg and egg white; beat in buttermilk, coffee and oil.
- Make well in sugar mixture; whisk in coffee mixture just until blended.
- Pour into greased 8 inch square baking pan.
- Tap gently on counter.
- Bake in 350 F oven for 30-40 minutes or until tester inserted in centre comes out clean and cake springs back when pressed.
- Let cool on rack for 20 minutes (Can be frozen for up to 2 months)
Directions
- ICING: In small saucepan, combine cocoa, sugar and cornstarch.
- Whisk in milk until blended, then corn syrup and vanilla.
- Bring to boil over medium high heat, whisking constantly.
- Reduce heat to low and cook,whisking, for 1-2 minutes or until thickened and glossy.
- Cool for 5 minutes.
- Spread evenly over cake.
- Sprinkle with glitter (if using).
- Makes 12 servings.
Directions
- Origin: Canadian Living, December 1991.
- Shared by: Sharon Stevens
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