COCONUT-RUM CAKE WITH LEMON CURD AND WHITE CHOCOLATE GANACHE
A subtle lemon-coconut-rum cake with fantastic fillings and topped with a white chocolate ganache. Perfect for a special occasion. I received this recipe from a retired baker. All the measurements were in "baker's speak". Here is my version for the home cook.
Provided by StaceyD
Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Lemon Dessert Recipes
Time 3h
Yield 14
Number Of Ingredients 32
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and lightly flour three 9-inch metal cake pans.
- Sift cake flour, baking powder, and salt for cake into a bowl and set aside. Whisk eggs, coconut milk, heavy cream, and vanilla extract together in a small bowl until well combined.
- Cream sugar and butter together in a large bowl until light and fluffy, scraping down as needed. Add 1/3 of the flour mixture and mix on low speed until incorporated. Add 1/2 of the milk mixture and mix on low until evenly incorporated. Repeat, ending with remaining flour mixture, scraping down the bowl after each addition and mixing at medium speed until well incorporated, about 1 minute. Evenly split batter among the prepared cake pans.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and cakes are starting to pull away from the sides of the pans, 30 to 40 minutes. Allow to cool in the pans for 5 to 10 minutes; invert onto a cooling rack to cool completely, about 30 minutes.
- While cakes cool, make lemon curd. Mix sugar and cornstarch well in a small bowl and set aside. Whisk whole eggs and egg yolks together in a small bowl and set aside.
- Heat lemon juice and zest in a small saucepan over medium-low heat until hot. Add sugar and cornstarch mixture all at once. Bring back to a simmer, stirring constantly. Whisk some of the hot lemon mixture into the eggs to temper them. Pour back into the saucepan. Cook, stirring constantly, until thick, 5 to 10 minutes.
- Remove curd from heat and add butter. Mix until smooth. Strain curd if necessary and place in a small bowl. Press plastic wrap against the surface and chill, at least 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, make pastry cream. Mix sugar and cornstarch together in a small bowl. Whisk egg and egg yolk together in a small bowl until well mixed.
- Heat coconut milk in a small saucepan until simmering. Add sugar-cornstarch mixture and whisk until smooth and sugar is melted. Whisk some of the hot milk into the eggs to temper them. Pour back into the saucepan and cook, stirring constantly, until thickened, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Remove pastry cream from heat and stir in butter and coconut rum; mix until smooth. Strain if necessary, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until cold, about 20 minutes.
- For the simple syrup, bring sugar, water, and rum to a boil in a medium saucepan. Boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat and allow to cool, 15 to 20 minutes.
- For the ganache, combine heavy cream, butter, corn syrup, and rum in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer. Pour hot cream mixture over chocolate and let sit for 5 to 10 minutes. Mix until smooth. Allow to cool to lukewarm, 5 to 10 minutes.
- Trim tops of cake layers to be flat, if needed. Place 1 cooled cake layer onto a serving plate. Brush with 1/2 of the simple syrup. Cover with 1/2 of the pastry cream. Drop spoonfuls of lemon curd on top and smooth out carefully. Repeat with a second layer and remaining syrup, pastry cream, and curd. Carefully place the third cake layer on top. Frost the entire cake with ganache and sprinkle toasted coconut over the sides and top.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 774.7 calories, Carbohydrate 87 g, Cholesterol 247.1 mg, Fat 44.5 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 9.6 g, SaturatedFat 28.5 g, Sodium 283.1 mg, Sugar 56.8 g
DARK CHOCOLATE AND LEMON GANACHE TARTLETS
Categories Milk/Cream Food Processor Chocolate Dessert Bake Lemon Party Bon Appétit
Yield Serves 6
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- FOR PASTRY:
- Combine flour, powdered sugar and salt in processor. Using on/off turns, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add egg yolk, cream and vanilla. Process until moist clumps form. Gather dough into ball. Divide dough in half. Flatten each half into disk. Wrap in plastic. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated. Let dough soften slightly at room temperature before rolling.)
- Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 375°F. Roll out 1 dough disk on lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness. Using plate as guide, cut out three 6-inch rounds. Transfer rounds to 4 1/2-inch-diameter tartlet pans with removable bottoms. Press dough into pans. Fold in any excess dough; press to form double-thick sides. Repeat rolling, cutting and forming with remaining dough disk, making 6 crusts total. Freeze crust until firm, about 5 minutes.
- Place crusts on large baking sheet. Bake until light golden brown, about 20 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool crusts completely. Remove crusts from pans.
- FOR FILLING:
- Bring 3/4 cup cream to simmer in heavy medium saucepan. Remove from heat. Add chocolate and whisk until smooth. Mix in 1 tablespoon lemon peel. Divide chocolate among cooled crusts. Refrigerate tartlets until filling is set, about 1 hour. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and keep refrigerated.)
- Combine 1/4 cup cream and 1/2 teaspoon lemon peel in large bowl. Beat until soft peaks form. Spoon whipped cream into pastry bag fitted with star tip. Pipe cream decoratively atop tartlets. Garnish with lemon twists, if desired.
CAYENNE GANACHE AND LEMON JELLY FILLED CHOCOLATE BONBONS
Steps:
- In a medium saucepan, bring the cream, glucose, and cayenne to a boil. Pour over the dark chocolate. Stir until emulsified. Add the butter. Allow to cool to 80 degrees F. Place in a pastry bag.
- Pipe a small amount of the cold Lemon Jelly into a chocolate shell. Pipe the ganache over the jelly. Allow to set overnight in a cool place.
- Seal the ganache with melted dark chocolate. Refrigerate for 10 minutes, then turn out of the mold.
- Mix the pectin with the sugar. In a medium saucepan, bring the lemon juice to a boil. Add the sugar and pectin mixture. Add the glucose. Boil to 225 degrees F. Remove from the heat and add the citric acid. Allow to cool, and then refrigerate.
LEMON GANACHE
Make and share this Lemon Ganache recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Bayen
Categories Dessert
Time 10m
Yield 2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Chop chocolate into small pieces and place in a heat safe bowl.
- Bring cream to boil on stovetop.
- Once cream in boiling pour over chopped chocolate.
- Add lemon zest and lemon juice.
- Stir from the inside out, making sure not to let in to much air.
- Stir till chocolate is completely melted.
- That's it--you now have ganache. You can use this on cakes, to make truffles or just cool it in the fridge and snack on it later.
- You can also substitute the lemon with orange.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 412.3, Fat 44, SaturatedFat 27.4, Cholesterol 163, Sodium 45.3, Carbohydrate 3.9, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 0.3, Protein 2.5
LEMON CREAM CHOCOLATE GANACHE CAKE
I got this from a great blog I stumbled upon called rockrecipes.blogspot.com I totally guessed on how long this takes to make. The recipe was difficult to break down on this site so please pay close attention. I have the complete ingredients and directions below. If it's too difficult to follow please email me and I will sent you the recipe. "The cake combines a classic Victoria Sponge Cake soaked in lemon syrup, filled with a combination of lemon custard mixed with whipping cream, covered in a thin layer of lemon buttercream frosting with a poured chocolate ganache over the whole thing. I then garnished it with chocolate curls, candied lemon zest and a candied lemon zest rose."
Provided by TeksGlutes
Categories Dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield 1 Cake
Number Of Ingredients 27
Steps:
- Complete directions:.
- Begin by making a Victoria Sponge Cake.
- 6 eggs separated, room temperature.
- 1 cup sugar.
- ½ tsp lemon flavouring.
- 1 tsp vanilla extract.
- Sift together:.
- 1 cup flour.
- 1 tsp baking powder.
- Beat egg yolks and ½ cup sugar until foamy and thickened.
- Beat egg whites until foamy. Add ½ cup sugar gradually until eggs are stiff. Slowly and gradually fold in flour and baking powder until almost completely incorporated into the egg whites. Fold beaten egg yolks into batter along with flavourings until well blended but do not over mix.
- Pour into greased and parchment lined 9 inch round cake pans and bake at 325 degrees F for 25-30 minutes or until center springs back when touched. Cool completely and cut each layer in half horizontally.
- Lemon syrup.
- Boil gently for about 10 minutes.
- Juice and zest of 1 lemon.
- 1/2 cup water.
- 1/2 cup sugar.
- Strain through a sieve and set aside to cool. Divide into 2 equal portions You can reserve the candied lemon zest to garnish the cake. Just spread it out on some paper towels and let it dry.
- Lemon Cream Filling.
- Scald 1 ½ cups whole milk in the microwave or on the stovetop along with the zest of 2 large lemons that has been very finely chopped. Microwave works best as there is no chance of burning the milk.
- Meanwhile, in a saucepan combine.
- 5 tbsp flour.
- 1/3 cup sugar and a pinch of salt.
- Over medium flame slowly add the scalded milk whisking constantly.
- Continue to cook over medium heat until mixture begins to slightly thicken. At this point remove from heat and pour about a half cup of this mixture onto a slightly beaten extra large egg whisking constantly. Pour the egg mixture immediately back into the pot, continuing to constantly stir. Cook for an additional minute or two until pudding consistency and remove from the flame. Stir in :.
- 2 tbsp butter.
- 1 tsp vanilla extract.
- Juice of 2 lemons.
- Cover and allow to completely cool in the refrigerator. When it has completely cooled, if a skin has formed on your custard, remove it before continuing.
- Whip to firm peaks.
- 1 cup whipping cream.
- 3 tbsp sugar.
- 1 tsp vanilla extract.
- Gently fold custard into the whipped cream. Do not over mix. Chill.
- For the Lemon Buttercream Frosting.
- ½ cup butter.
- 5 cups icing sugar.
- remaining lemon syrup.
- zest of one lemon finely chopped.
- milk.
- Combine icing sugar, butter and lemon zest together add lemon syrup and beat until smooth and has quite a thick consistency. Beat in a little milk of icing is too dense.
- To assemble your cake.
- Using a piping bag with just a coupler attached (no tip) pipe a ring of lemon buttercream frosting around the top edge of the first layer of cake.Fill the inside of the ring with the custard cream. Repeat for the next two layers and top with the last layer of cake. Using the remaining lemon buttercream frosting cover entire cake in a thin layer of icing. The cake must be completely chilled before covering with the ganache.
- Chocolate Ganache.
- 1 pound semi-sweet chocolate chips.
- 3/4 cup scalded whipping cream.
- Heat gently over boiling water until smooth with absolutely no lumps.
- Cover the entire cake with chocolate ganache that you can pour or spread over the entire cake. Decorate and garnish as desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 9902.9, Fat 450, SaturatedFat 266, Cholesterol 2181.3, Sodium 2130.7, Carbohydrate 1482.1, Fiber 41.9, Sugar 1266.5, Protein 98.4
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