Double Goodness Devil's Food Cake

Nothing better than to have an indulgence rich chocolate cake on the table right now. Devil's food cake, my special whipped of the day. It's been ages since my last baked one. After cutting down my work force recently, I have more time spending in my kitchen again and of coz, with my family too. Pretty excited about it especially on the go trying out some of my new baking toys. I've been travelling a lot as well with hubby. We were trying to get away from town and the city life......staying away from all noises. By just mentioning about the trip, I am too excited to share with you guys that hubby & I both so lucky to have over heard the sound of the wild tigers roar for a few times in between the several hours nearby our camp site on our 3rd trip there at Sg Madek, Kahang. The tigers were just about 500m-1km away from our camp site, as predicted. They were enjoying their meal...a wild boar (as we over heard they caught their prey that day). The whole forest was in peace & quiet that night. Not a single sound made by any other animals around.>o< Can you imagine the situation ? haha.... 

Ingredients for Devil's food cake :
(A)
150gm  butter
3/4 cup  sugar
2 eggs
1 tspn  Singing Dog Vanilla Paste

(B)
1/2 cup  boiling water
6 TB  cocoa powder
1 TB  dark cocoa powder
(combine everything to became paste)

(C)
1-1/2 cup  all purpose flour
1 tspn  baking soda
1/2 tspn  baking powder
1/2 cup  milk
a pinch of salt

Method :
(1) combine flour, baking soda & baking powder into a bowl, mix well & set aside.
(2)  in another bowl, beat ingredients (A) till light & pale.
(3) whisk in ingredients (B) till well combined.
(4) now, add in salt and alternately beat in flour mixture & milk till everything well mixed.
(5) pour batter to a 6" greased tray and bake at preheated oven 175'C for about 40-45 mins or till tester came out clean.
(6) remove cake from tray after 30 mins then divide into two once its cooled.


Ingredients for white chocolate ganache :
250gm  white chocolate, chopped
80ml  heavy cream

Ingredients for chocolate ganache :
250gm  dark chocolate, chopped
1/2 TB  instant coffee powder
80ml  heavy cream

*2 cups strawberries, halved

Method : 
(1) (Heat both chocolate separately) heat heavy cream over a sauce pot till almost bubbling over low heat.
(2) off the heat, then place in the chocolate. Stir till everything melted creamy smooth.
(3) pour chocolate to a bowl & cover with plastic sheet then keep refrigerated for 30-60 mins or till almost set but still runny.
(4) once it's ready, spread half white chocolate ganache to the middle of the cake then arrange strawberries over the chocolate. Finally, cover it with the remaining white chocolate spread.
(5) cover the white chocolate ganache with the other half of the cake then top with dark chocolate ganache.
(6) keep refrigerated before serving.

This is definitely something I wanted to bring along on my next coming trip. Something to pamper myself well indeed while enjoying myself with the natural fish foot spa pedicure. >o<
Hope you guys are having a great week ahead too. Enjoy !
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