Evidenced by my recent onslaught of oven-heavy recipes, I realized that I may have turned a culinary corner. I shied away from baking for years, but lately, when I'm in the kitchen, it's for the sheer comfort and joy of it. This recipe was one such occasion.
Lemon scented whipped-cream meets ripe raspberries and chocolate, cake-like cookies. It's an event as much as it is a dessert.
Lemon scented whipped-cream meets ripe raspberries and chocolate, cake-like cookies. It's an event as much as it is a dessert.
Ingredients:
For the chocolate cakes:
2
cups all purpose flour
2/3
cups cocoa
1
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1
1/2 teaspoon salt
1
cup buttermilk
1
teaspoon vanilla extract
1
stick unsalted butter
1
cup brown sugar
1 large egg
.
For the filling:
12
ounces whipping cream
1
teaspoon vanilla extract
4
teaspoons confectioner's sugar
1
teaspoon lemon zest (from one lemon)
6
ounces fresh red raspberries (about 30)
Directions:
1) First, prepare the cakes. Preheat oven to 350.
2) Whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and
salt.
3) In another bowl, cream together butter and
sugar. When light and fluffy, add in egg.
4) Mix in 1/2 of the flour mixture into the butter
mixture. Add vanilla and buttermilk.
5) Combine in the rest of the flour mixture with
the batter.
6) Measure out 1/4 cupfuls of batter onto two
baking sheets, leaving about 2 inches around each cake. Bake for about 12
minutes, switching pan position after 6 minutes. Cakes are done when they
spring back to touch. Be careful not to overbake or they'll dry out. Cool
completely on baking sheets before assembling into whoopie pies.
7) While cakes are baking, prepare the filling.
First, whip cream into soft peaks, then gently stir in sugar, lemon zest, and
vanilla. Refrigerate until ready to assemble whoopie pies.
8) Assemble whoopie pies just before serving. Mound
about 2 tablespoons of prepared cream filling onto the bottom half of a cake.
Then place about 5 raspberries onto cream, and top with another cake, bottom
down. There will be extra cream-- feel free to serve with another dollop on the
side, if eating on a plate.
No Comments Yet, Leave Yours!
Post a Comment