How about this delicious Coeur Tendre En Chocolat cake - it is a gorgeous chocolate cake you can make in any shape but here it is in the shape of a heart and it is soooo good.
Here is the recipe for it -
Ingredients
? 8oz (1 cup) butter cut in small pieces
? 4eggs
? 9oz (250g) good quality plain chocolate
? 3 1/2 oz (100g) castor sugar
? 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
? 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the Glaze:
? 6oz (3/4 cup, 175ml) whipping cream
? 8oz (225g) dark plain chocolate.
? 1oz (30g) unsalted butter
? 30ml (2 tablespoons) almond liqueur - optional
? Chocolate curls and/or strawberries to garnish (you can use glacier cherries)
You will need 9inch (20cm) heart shaped cake tin or a round one.
Method
? Prepare the cake tin by greasing lightly with softened butter.
? Pre-heat the oven to 150C/300F/Gas3
? The cake is baked in a bain marie (a water bath) so wrap the tin in foil to prevent the water getting in.
? Melt the butter and chocolate in a bowl over a saucepan with hot water, keep it on a low heat.
? Beat the eggs and sugar together,( using an electric mixer if you have one) for 1 minute until thick and creamy.
? Gradually mix in the cocoa powder.
? Beat in the vanilla essence.
? Now beat in the melted chocolate and butter, incorporating it thoroughly.
? Put this mixture into the cake tin.
? Place the cake tin into a large roasting tin and pour boiling water to come half way up the tin.
? Bake for about 45 minutes. The centre should be still soft but a skewer will come out clean.
? Allow to cool. The centre may sink a little but this is ok!
? Place the cake onto a wire rack upside down.
To Make The Glaze
? Bring the cream to the boil in a pan.
? Remove from heat immediately and add the chocolate.
? Stir gently until well mixed then beat in the butter and almond liqueur.
? Allow to cool before pouring over the cake.
? Use a spatula to spread the glaze over the cake.
? Decorate with the chocolate swirls or flakes and cherries or your choice.
? Chill until ready to serve.
Or if this is not your type of cake there are more for you on my website and all with the step by step instructions.
Have a great time.
Bon Appétit!
Just an idea, you should decorate the cake with silver to represent the traditional ten year anniversary gift of tin/aluminum. Unless you really are BFFs, the modern anniversary gift for ten years is diamond jewelry.
just a thought. Also, if your friend is from someplace else try making a traditional cake from that area... i have made a tres leches cake for my friend from nicaragua, and a king cake for my buddy from new orleans.
Don't make a cake, make chocolate mousse from scratch - so, so much better.
Ok so next week is 10 years scince me and my bff met. I want to make a cake for the occaission but what flavour should it be? What should be on it? Help??
