- 150 gm AP flour
- 200 gm cake flour
- 300 gm whole milk
- 200 gm salted butter
- 4 large eggs
- 4 additional egg yolks (save whites for another day)
- 300 gm granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla
NOTE:
AP flour has 12-14 gm protein per cup
Cake flour has about 8 gm protein per cup
- Cream together butter, sugar and egg
- Add 3/4 your wet ingredients
- Add 1/2 your dry ingredients
- Add the rest of your wet ingredients
- Add the rest of your dry ingredients
- Mix just to combine – do not overmix
- Grease the bottom of your baking pan
- Put in 2 TBL AP flour and shake to spread
- Dump out the remainder
- Cut parchment paper to cover the bottom of two pans
- Bake at 350º until internal temperature is about 210º
- Rest for 15 minutes before turning out onto a cooling rack
- Cool cakes for one hour before frosting
FROSTING
- Microwave 2 TBL water for 10 seconds
- Pour in 1 tsp gelatin
- Mix and set aside
- In a mixing bowl combine 2 C heavy cream with 1/2 C prepared cocoa mix
- Add 1 tsp vanilla to the gelatin and drizzle into the cream mixture while continually stirring