If you are attending a Derby Party this weekend, this is the perfect dessert that will travel well and be well received by party guests. Â The picture shows the cake garnished with raspberries but with strawberries in season, they would also make a great addition to this cake. Â Visit the Savory Spice Shop Franklin on Main Street in downtown Franklin for all of your spice needs and to find more recipes ideas.
Ingredients
For cakes:
3 cups milk
3 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, softened
3 cups sugar
1 tsp. vanilla bean paste
5 eggs
3 1/3 cups cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. kosher salt
3/4 cup black onyx cocoa powder
1/2 cup Dutch cocoa powder
For frosting:
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
4 cups confectioners’ sugar
2 tsp. vanilla bean paste
1/2 tsp. maple extract (optional)
4 to 6 Tbsp. milk
1 Tbsp. maple sugar (optional)
Notes
This recipe makes 2 (9- to 10-inch) Bundt cakes or round cakes for stacking. If using a round cake pan, make sure it has tall sides as the batter is thin and can overflow in a smaller cake pan.
Directions
For cakes: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix milk with lemon juice and set aside; after 10 min. this mixture curdles/thickens into the equivalent of buttermilk. Beat butter, sugar and vanilla bean paste with an electric mixer until evenly blended. Add eggs one at a time until combined. Combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl and gradually add to butter mixture until combined. Add milk/lemon mixture until combined. Gradually increase speed to high and beat for 3 min., stopping to scrape sides of bowl as needed. Pour batter into 2 greased Bundt or cake pans and bake for 35 to 40 min. or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool cakes completely before turning out and frosting.
For frosting: Beat butter, sugar, vanilla bean paste and maple extract (if using) with an electric mixer until evenly blended. Gradually add milk 1 Tbsp. at a time until desired consistency is reached. Less milk yields a spreadable frosting and more milk yields a pourable glaze. Frost cooled cakes and sprinkle with maple sugar (if using).
Yields
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