Chocolate Cake Day 2025 is on Monday, January 27, 2025: Chocolate Refridgerator Cake?

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Sticky, gooey, creamy chocolate. Soft, moist and scrumptious cake. Place them together, and celebrate Chocolate Cake Day! From chocolate cream buns to some whopping great gateaux, today may be the day to indulge!

CHOCOLATE REFRIGERATOR CAKE

4 oz. semi-sweet bar chocolate

1 tbsp. butter

4 eggs, separated

1 pt. heavy cream

2 pkg. lady fingers

2 sponge cake layers

2/3 c. sugar

Melt chocolate in butter. Beat 4 egg yolks, add chocolate and continue to beat. Whip 1/2 pint of cream and egg mixture. Beat 4 egg whites stiff and add sugar gradually. Slowly add to cream mixture. Split cake layers through middle, making 4 layers.

Put one layer on bottom of a springform pan. Line sides with split lady fingers. Alternate layers of chocolate mixture and cake layers. End with one cake layer and cover with whipped cream. Depending on the depth of your pan, you may use 3 or 4 cake layers. Make the day before and refrigerate overnight.

Coffee in chocolate cake?

Coffee-Chocolate Layer Cake with Mocha-Mascarpone Frosting

Coffee enhances this cake's rich chocolate flavor and deep color.

10 to 12 servings

Ingredients

cake

2 cups cake flour

3/4 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder

1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

3/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature

2 cups (packed) golden brown sugar

3 large eggs

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 cup buttermilk

4 teaspoons instant espresso powder dissolved in 3/4 cup hot water

frosting

1/3 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder

1 tablespoon instant espresso powder

1 1/2 cups chilled heavy whipping cream, divided

1 1/3 cups sugar

2 8-ounce containers chilled mascarpone cheese

Bittersweet chocolate curls (optional)

Preparation

cake

Position rack in center of oven; preheat to 325°F. Generously butter two 9-inch cake pans with 2-inch-high sides; dust with flour, tapping out any excess. Line bottom of pans with parchment paper.

Sift 2 cups cake flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until smooth. Add brown sugar and beat until well blended, about 2 minutes. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in vanilla. Add flour mixture in 3 additions alternately with buttermilk in 2 additions, beating just until blended after each addition. Gradually add hot espresso-water mixture, beating just until smooth.

Divide batter between pans; smooth tops. Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cool cakes in pans on rack 15 minutes. Run small knife around sides of pans to loosen cakes. Invert cakes onto racks; lift pans off cakes and remove parchment. Place wire rack atop each cake; invert again so top side is up. Cool completely. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Wrap each cake in plastic and store at room temperature.

frosting

Sift cocoa powder into large bowl; add espresso powder. Bring 1 cup cream to boil in small saucepan. Slowly pour cream over cocoa mixture, whisking until cocoa is completely dissolved, about 1 minute. Add 1/2 cup cream and sugar; stir until sugar dissolves. Chill until cold, at least 2 hours. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; keep chilled.

Add mascarpone to chilled cocoa mixture. Using electric mixer, beat on low speed until blended and smooth. Increase speed to medium-high; beat until mixture is thick and medium-firm peaks form when beaters are lifted, about 2 minutes (do not overbeat or mixture will curdle).

Using pastry brush, brush off crumbs from cakes. Place 1 cake layer, top side up, on platter. Spoon 1 3/4 cups frosting in dollops over top of cake. Using offset spatula, spread frosting to edges. Top with second cake layer, top side up, pressing to adhere. Spread thin layer of frosting over top and sides of cake. Chill 10 minutes. Using offset spatula, spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake, swirling decoratively. Top with chocolate curls, if desired. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover with cake dome; chill. Let stand at room temperature 20 minutes before serving.