Heaven & Hell Cake

This International dessert features Cake flour, Confectioners sugar, Egg whites (7 or 8. It delivers sweet, indulgent flavor. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Cooking Method: Baking

Cuisine: Global

Courses: Desserts

Difficulty: Advanced

Servings: 16

Calories: 413.4

Dietary: Vegetarian

Description

This International dessert features Cake flour, Confectioners sugar, Egg whites (7 or 8. It delivers sweet, indulgent flavor. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Ingredients

2/3 cup Cake flour
1 cup Confectioners sugar
1 cup Egg whites (7 or 8)

Directions

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Pinch of salt 1 ts
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Cream of tartar 2/3 c Sugar 1 ts Vanilla extract 1/2 ts Almond extract Devil's food: 1/2 c Powdered cocoa 1 c Strong coffee 1/2 c Shortening 1 1/2 c Sugar 1 ts Vanilla extract 2 Eggs 1 1/2 c Cake flour 3/4 ts Salt 1/4 ts Baking poweder 1 ts Baking soda Peanut butter mousse (recipe follows) Ganache (recipe follows) To
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make the angel food:
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Heat oven to 375 degrees.
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Cut parchment paper or wax paper to fit the bottom of a 10 inch round cake pan.
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Do not grease the pan or paper.
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Sift together the flour and confectioner's sugar.
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Set aside.
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Place egg whites in bowl of a heavy duty mixer.
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Beat slowly while adding the salt and
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cream of tartar; then continue beating for 1 minute or until soft peak
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form .
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Increase speed to medium ;
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add sugar by Tablespooons until it is all incorporated, then
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beat 1 1/2 minutes longer.
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When egg whites have stiff peaks, add vanilla and almond extracts.
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Remove bowl from mixer and
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sprinkle half of the confectioners' sugar-flour mixture over the egg whites.
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Fold in with a rubber spatula;
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sprinkle with remaining with remaining sugar-flour mixture and
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fold again using a minimum number of strokes so that the egg white do not deflate.
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Gently spoon the mixture into prepared pan and bake 40 to 50 minutes, or until golden brown.
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Do not overbake or the cake will sink in the center.
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To make the devil's food: Heat oven to 350 degrees.
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Grease and flour a round 10-inch cake pan.
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Sift cocoa into a mixing bowl, then drizzle in the coffee while whisking to make a smooth paste.
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Set aside.
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Combine shortening, sugar, vanilla and eggs, and beat for 2 minutes at medium speed.
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In a separate bowl, sift togethr the flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
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Alternately
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add the cocoa-coffee mixture and flour mixture to the sugar-egg mixture and continue beating until incorporated.
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Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes.
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To assemble cake: When both cakes have cooled, carefully
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slice them in half horizontally with a sharp serrated knife (the longer the better) so that you have 4 cake layers.
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To slice the angel food cake, spray knife with oil.
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Holding the top of the cake with your flat open hand, use a sawing action to slice through.
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Do not put pressure on the knife or the cake might tear; just let the sawwing action do its work.
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(If the cake sinks in the center, fill it in with some extra mousse.
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Make this the top
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layer and it will be easier to level off)
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Place 1
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layer on the devil's food cake on a plate and spoon a third of the Peanut Butter Mousse on top.
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Add a
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layer of the devil's food cake on a plate and spoon a third of the Peanut Butter Mousse on top.
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Add a layer of the angel food , then spread with another third of the mousse.
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Add second devil's food layer, then reamining mouse.
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Top with remaining angel food layer.
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Whisk the Ganache, then
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spread over the cake with a spaaatual, frosting the top and sides generously.
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Refrigerate for a least 2 hours before serving.
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Served chilled, slice with a warm wet knife

Nutrition Facts

Servings 16

Amount Per Serving
Calories 413.4kcal

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 0.4g1%
Saturated Fat 0.0g0%
Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
Sodium 100.2mg5%
Total Carbohydrate 92.8g31%
Dietary Fiber 0.7g3%
Sugars 60.5g
Protein 9.8g20%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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