Special Occasion Cake

Wedding Cake Recipe
14
1 Review
Creme de cacao, chocolate buttercream and white chocolate frosting make this three tier cake perfect for special occasions.
1:00
Prep Time
1:50
Total Time
12 servings

Ingredients

Cake

2 cups
all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups
sugar
1 cup
milk
1/2 cup
Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
4
large Land O Lakes® Eggs (whites only)
3 1/2 teaspoons
baking powder
1 teaspoon
vanilla
1/2 teaspoon
salt
6 tablespoons
creme de cacao

Filling

1/2 cup
powdered sugar
1/4 cup
Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
1 (1-ounce) square
unsweetened chocolate, melted, cooled
1 tablespoon
Land O Lakes® Heavy Whipping Cream

Frosting

2 cups
powdered sugar
1/4 cup
Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
3 ounces
white, chocolate, melted cooled
2 tablespoons
Land O Lakes® Heavy Whipping Cream
White and dark chocolate leaves

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour three (8-inch) round cake pans; set aside.
  2. Combine all cake ingredients except creme de cacao in bowl. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until all ingredients are moistened. Beat at high speed, scraping bowl often, until smooth.
  3. Pour into prepared pans. Bake 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pans. Cool completely.
  4. Combine all filling ingredients in bowl. Beat at high speed, scraping bowl often, until light and fluffy; set aside.
  5. Combine all frosting ingredients in bowl. Beat at high speed, scraping bowl often, until light and fluffy.
  6. Place 1 layer on serving plate. Poke top of cake all over with fork; sprinkle with 2 tablespoons creme de cacao. Spread with 1/2 filling. Place second cake layer on top. Poke top of cake all over with fork; sprinkle with 2 tablespoons creme de cacao. Spread with remaining filling. Place third cake layer on top. Poke top of cake all over with fork; sprinkle with 2 tablespoons creme de cacao. Frost entire cake with frosting. If desired, garnish with chocolate leaves.

Recipe Tips

Three (9-inch) round cake pans can be substituted for three (8-inch) round cake pans. Bake 15-20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Nutrition Facts (1 serving)

Calories
510
Cholesterol
50mg
Carbohydrates
76g
Protein
5g
Fat
20g
Sodium
300mg
Dietary Fiber
1g

Recipe Comments and Reviews

Rating

I cannot fully give this a five because I needed to do some alterations to make this a low sugar white cake. I substituted splenda sugar in place of regular sugar. I added 3/4 cup non fat dry milk powder and 1/12 teaspoons of baking soda. compared to 2 other recipes I found on the internet this came out the best. If anyone else has a good sugar free recipe that they would like to share I would appreciate it. This particular cake had to be white. So it was more difficult to find a recipe that worked.

Posted February 11, 2010 by sandra

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