Viennese Dreamcake
Submitted by CowDoc
A rich, fudge-frosted two-layer cake with a tender crumb from egg yolks and a splash of brandy. This Viennese classic brings old-world European baking right to your kitchen.
YIELD
6 servingsPREP
45 minCOOK
30 minREADY
75 minThis Viennese Dreamcake lives up to its name with a cloud-soft crumb made luxuriously tender by six egg yolks.
The layers bake up golden and light, then get sandwiched together with a glossy, from-scratch fudge frosting spiked with brandy and pure cocoa.
It’s the kind of cake that turns a Tuesday into a celebration.
Baker’s Tips
- Use room-temperature egg yolks for the smoothest batter with no lumps.
- Don’t overmix once you add the flour. Fold gently to keep that airy, tender texture.
- If your fudge frosting thickens too fast, stir in a few drops of hot water to bring it back to spreading consistency.
- Let the cake layers cool completely before frosting, or the heat will melt the frosting right off.
Ingredients
Directions
Sift flour, bakeing powder and slat onto wax paper.
Beat sugar, shortening, egg yolks and vanilla in large bowl of electric mixer at high speed, 3 minutes, or until creamy smooth.
Tutn mixer speed to low; add flour mixture alternately with milk, beating after each addition, just until gatter is smooth.
Pour batter into two greased and floured 9 inch layer cake pans, dividing evenly.
Bake in miderate oven 350 degrees, for 30 minutes or until centers slpring back when lightly pressed withfingertip.
Cool layers in pans on wire racks; 10 minuts; loosen around edges with a knife; turn out onto wire racks; cool completely.
Put layers together and frost wht RICH FUDGE FROSTING, garnish with ROYAL FROSTING and CAKE LACE.
RICH FUDGE FROSTING: Melt butter or margarine with cocoa in a large saucepan over low heat stirring often, until misture is smooth; remove fom heat.
Beat in confectioner’s sugar, salt and brandy until smooth with electric mixer at high speed.
TIP: If mixture becomes too thick while frosting cake, add a few drops hot water and beat.
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