Fairmont Empress Hotel Chocolate Italiano Cake Recipes

FAIRMONT EMPRESS HOTEL CHOCOLATE ITALIANO CAKE

Steps:

• Melt dark chocolate; add melted butter.
• Add sugar into hot coffee and add to chocolate and butter.
• Slowly add eggs while scraping the bowl.
• Line a 8" or 10" spring form pan with aluminum foil.
• Pour mixture into prepared pan.
• Bake at 350º F for 35 minutes.
• Cool completely before removing from pan.
• It's quite a heavy chocolate cake so I would garnish with a light fruit like pears, strawberries or perhaps a raspberry coulis. Whipped cream or creme Anglaise will go nicely, as well.
• Note: I have never made this, so I do not know how easily it will slice. I think using a hot knife would be a good idea.

CHOCOLATE ITALIAN CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour three 8-inch round cake pans. Separate the eggs.
• Cream 1/2 cup of the butter, shortening and sugar together. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating after each addition. Stir in 1 teaspoon of the vanilla.
• Sift soda, flour and 1/4 cup cocoa together. Add alternately with buttermilk to the creamed mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Stir in the coconut and 1 cup of the chopped pecans.
• Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form and fold into the batter. Pour batter into the prepared cake pans.
• Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 25 to 30 minutes. Let cakes cool completely before frosting between layers and on sides.
• To Make Frosting: Cream the cream cheese and butter together. Sift confectioner's sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa, beating in a little at a time until well-creamed. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 cup pecans.