AMERICAN CHOCOLATE CAKE AND FONDANT SOLUTION

AMERICAN CHOCOLATE CAKE AND FONDANT SOLUTION

AMERICAN CHOCOLATE CAKE

Ingredients

·         370gm castor sugar

·         250gm butter

·         4 nos eggs

·         1 tbsp vanilla essence

·         320gm cake flour

·         1 tsp baking powder

·         1 tsp baking soda

·         100gm cocoa powder

·         280gm hot water

Method

1.       Beat sugar and butter at medium speed until fluffy and smooth.

2.       Sift flour. Baking soda and baking powder together.

3.       Mix cocoa powder and hot water, strain and cool it.

4.       Add in eggs and continue mixing until well blended.

5.       Add in flour mixture alternately with cocoa mixture.

6.       Pour in a greased mould.

7.       Bake at 170c for 45 minutes.

FONDANT SOLUTION

Ingredients

·         60gm water

·         1 tbsp gelatin

·         1 tbsp glycerine

·         2 tbsp shortening

·         130gm liquid glucose

·         900gm icing sugar (shifted)

·         1 tbsp vanilin

Method

1.       Sprinkle gelatin over the water, leave until spongy.

2.       Using double boil method dissolves the gelatine mixture.

3.       Then, add in glucose, glycerine and shortening and let it well dissolved.

4.       In the mixer, put the icing sugar and vanillin, then slowly pour the warm mixture and slowly knead until the sugar form dough-like texture.

5.       Wrap in plastic and store in an airtight container in a cool and dry place.

6.       To use, roll out on a surface dusted with icing sugar or corn flour.