There’s just something special about these flluffy little yellow cakes. Sandwiched with an irresistibly creamy white chocolate filling and covered in those quintessential stripes of dark chocolate over a white chocolate shell, these personally portioned cakes are sure to conjure up all your favorite grade school packed lunch memories.
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Striped White Chocolate Cakes
Makes 14 mini cakes
Ingredients
2cups(400 grams) granulated sugar
½cup(112 grams) neutral oil
3large eggs (150 grams), room temperature
2teaspoons(8 grams) vanilla extract
2⅔cups(333 grams) unbleached cake flour
1½teaspoons(7.5 grams) baking powder
½teaspoon(1.5 grams) kosher salt
1cupplus 2 tablespoons (270 grams) whole milk, room temperature
White Chocolate Swiss Meringue Frosting (recipe follows)
4ounces(113 grams) white chocolate, chopped
2teaspoons(10 grams) coconut oil
2ounces(56 grams) 60% cacao dark chocolate, melted
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Spray a 17½×12½-inch rimmed baking sheet with baking spray with flour. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat sugar and neutral oil at medium speed until moist and well combined, 3 to 4 minutes, stopping to scrape sides of bowl. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. With mixer on low speed, gradually add flour mixture to sugar mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture, beating just until combined after each addition. Spread batter in prepared pan.
Bake until top is dry, edges are lightly golden, and a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool completely in pan.
Freeze cooled cake until firm, about 30 minutes.
Using a 2½-inch round cutter, cut 28 rounds out of cake, discarding scraps.
Place White Chocolate Swiss Meringue Frosting in a pastry bag fitted with a large round piping tip (Ateco #805). Pipe frosting on top of half of rounds. Place remaining rounds on top of frosting.
In a small microwave-safe bowl, heat white chocolate on high in 10-second intervals, stirring between each, until melted and smooth (1 to 1½ minutes total). Stir in coconut oil until well combined.
Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Place a wire rack on 1 prepared pan. Place cakes on prepared rack. Slowly pour white chocolate mixture over cakes until evenly coated. Gently tap pan with rack on counter so excess white chocolate mixture drips off. Using a small offset spatula, transfer coated cakes to remaining prepared pan. Refrigerate until firm, about 20 minutes.
Drizzle cakes with melted dark chocolate. Refrigerate until firm, about 10 minutes. Refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
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White Chocolate Swiss Meringue Frosting
Ingredients
¾cup(150 grams) granulated sugar
3large egg whites (90 grams), room temperature
¼teaspoonkosher salt
1cup(227 grams) unsalted butter, cubed and room temperature
4ounces(113 grams) white chocolate, melted and slightly cooled
Instructions
In the heatproof bowl of a stand mixer, combine sugar, egg whites, and salt. Place bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, and cook, whisking frequently, until sugar dissolves and an instant-read thermometer registers 130°F (54°C).
Carefully return bowl to stand mixer. Using the whisk attachment, beat at high speed until fluffy and bowl is cool to the touch, 6 to 8 minutes. Add butter, 1 tablespoon (14 grams) at a time, beating until combined after each addition. (If buttercream breaks, beat for 2 to 3 minutes, and emulsion will come back together.) (See Kitchen Tips.) Reduce mixer speed to medium, and beat until smooth and shiny. Add melted white chocolate, and beat just until combined.
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