Brooklyn Black Out Cake Recipe

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Brooklyn Black Out Cake
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Ingredients
20
Count
Nutrition
124
Calories
Total time
35
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 stick soft butter
  • 2 cps sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 1/4 cps flour
  • 3 cps water divided use
  • 2 1/2 cps sugar
  • 1 tbsp corn syrup
  • scant half cp corn starch
  • 6 tbsp butter cut into pieces
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 375
  2. Cream butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy
  3. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each
  4. Add cocoa powder,baking powder,baking soda, and salt
  5. Add about half the flour and beat til smooth
  6. Add half the milk and beat
  7. Add remaining flour and beat
  8. Add milk and beat till smooth and fluffy
  9. Pour batter into two round cake pans
  10. Bake at 375 for 35 minutes or until center is dry and springs back to touch
  11. Remove from oven and cool on racks for 15 minutes.
  12. Run knife around edge and turn out on rack
  13. With serated knife cut through center of each cake so you have four layers.
  14. Cool completely on wrack.
  15. You can prepare the custard while the cake is baking
  16. To prepare custard in large saucepan, combine 2 1/3 cps water, sugar, corn syrup and cocoa powder.
  17. Bring to a boil, whisking occasionally
  18. Dissolve cornstarch in 1/2 cp water
  19. Whisk into cocoa mixture
  20. Return mixture to a boil whisking constantly for 3 to 4 minutes or until very thick
  21. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and butter
  22. Pour into bowl and cover with plastic wrap to prevent skin from forming.
  23. Chill for 45 minutes
  24. Place one cake layer on plate spread with cooled custard top with second layer and spred with custard, top with third and nicest looking layer.
  25. Frost top and sides with remaining custard
  26. Take remaining layer and crumble in food processor til fine crumbs. Pat on sides and top of cake.
  27. This cake is best served the day it is made.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 124.3 Kcal (520 kJ)
Calories from fat 81.12 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.01g 14%
Cholesterol 74.12mg 25%
Sodium 304.82mg 13%
Potassium 122.47mg 3%
Total Carbs 8.27g 3%
Sugars 5.88g 24%
Dietary Fiber 0.29g 1%
Protein 2.55g 5%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Calcium 41.2mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 346.82 Kcal (1452 kJ)
Calories from fat 226.34 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 25.15g 14%
Cholesterol 206.8mg 25%
Sodium 850.51mg 13%
Potassium 341.73mg 3%
Total Carbs 23.08g 3%
Sugars 16.41g 24%
Dietary Fiber 0.81g 1%
Protein 7.12g 5%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 3%
Iron 1.2mg 2%
Calcium 115.1mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 3.2
    Points
  • 3
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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