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April 16, 2015

Irish Cream Chocolate Cake

I love changing recipes that already exist or creating new ones and I'm not really afraid of taking some risks, specially when I decide to bake something new to me for a special occasion. I follow my instinct most of the times and they ususally prove right. This was the case. I wanted to celebrate my birthday with an easy recipe that would nevertheless taste super delicious and I've hit the jackpot with this one  - a moist, insanely rich and deliciously decadent chocolate cake made with buttermilk , cocoa powder, a hint of Irish cream, dulche de leite and  topped with a homemade, irresistible fudgy layer of "brigadeiro" frosting that’s a true winner.

Ingredients:
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 and 1/2 cups sugar 
  • 2 tablespoons of baking soda
  • 125g chocolate powder
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup of sunflower oil
  • 1 1/2 goblet Irish Cream
  • 1 cup of  buttermilk [milk with 1/2 lemon juice for 10m]
Filling:
  • 1 can of dulche de leche

Topping:

  •  1 can condensed milk
  •  1 package cream
  •  2 tablespoons unsalted butter 
  •  125g chocolate powder

 

Firstly add the dry ingredients altogether stirring well to involve them. Then add the oil, buttermilk, eggs and Irish Cream. Stir everything well with an electric mixer until perfectly smooth. Bake in preheated oven at 180 degrees for about 55m to 1h [make test toothpick], but check not to overcook. Let cool completely and then cut the cake in three haves. Fill in with dulche de leche. In a frying pan put a  can of condensed milk, butter without salt, cream and chocolate powder package  in a low heat stirring frequently and let it boil until the chocolate thickens. Let cool a little and spread over the cake.



Ingredientes:
  • 2 canecas de farinha com fermento
  • 1 e 1/2 canecas de açúcar
  • 2 colheres de chá de bicarbonato sódio
  • 125g chocolate em pó
  • 3 ovos
  • 1/2 caneca óleo girassol
  • 1 e 1/2 cálices de Irish Cream
  • 1 caneca de buttermilk [leite com sumo de 1/2 de limão a repousar 10m]
Recheio:
  • 1 lata de leite condensado cozido

Cobertura:
  • 1 lata leite condensado
  • 1 pacote de natas
  • 2 colheres de sopa de manteiga sem sal
  • 125g chocolate em pó
Junte primeiramente os ingredientes secos mexendo muito bem para os envolver. Depois, junte o óleo, o buttermilk, os ovos e o Irish Cream. Mexa tudo muito bem com a batedeira até estar perfeitamente homogéneo. Leve ao forno pré aquecido a 180º cerca de 55m [fazer teste do palito], mas verifique para não deixar cozinhar demais.Deixe o bolo arrefecer completamente e depois corte-o em 3 metades, recheando-as com doce de leite.Numa sertã funda colocar uma lata de leite condensado, a manteiga sem sal, o pacote de natas e 125gr de chocolate em pó num lume brando e ir mexendo com frequência até atingir o ponto de brigadeiro.Deixar arrefecer um pouco e barrar o bolo.  


6 comments:

  1. this cake is delicious...
    mmmmm
    i want to make it as soon as is possible

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  2. Hola Aida, qué tarta tan rica, me encanta!! Te vuelvo a felicitar por tu cumple el día 12, porque lo hice a través del móvil y resulta que no se ha publicado :(
    Te mando un abrazo enorme, estás guapísima y me encanta todo lo que haces. Muchos besos

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  3. Qu'horror, tem cá um mau aspecto!!! Ok, sou uma péssima mentirosa, até porque já me babei toda para cima do teclado e tudo, caramba que bolo mais decadente e luxuriante, mulher, isto parece um colar de pérolas da gastronomia!!! Que fome!!! Que gula!!
    http://bloglairdutemps.blogspot.pt/

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  4. Happy Birthday, my sweetheart, and thank you for telling me how to make buttermilk.

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