K.T.'s Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Cream Filling and Chocolate Ganache #CakeSliceBakers

 December is Free Choice month for the Cake Slice Bakers, and I was having such a hard time deciding that I decided to bake the cake with the longest name - not really. I did have a hard time choosing, but then my daughter needed to bring a dessert to a holiday party, and these cupcakes seemed like the perfect option.


The recipe starts with a simple chocolate cupcake recipe. While the cupcakes are cooking, you make a dark chocolate ganache. The recipe gives instructions for making it on the stove, but I used my microwave. While that cools, you turn your attention to the filling which is basically homemade marshmallow cream flavored with raspberry jam. I didn't have any raspberry jam on hand, but I did have barely used jar of something called BEAR jam - Blackberry, Elderberry, Apple, Raspberry - that we had picked up at a farm stand. While the flavor of the jam had been a bit much for toast, it was perfect for this filling.


To assemble the cupcakes, cut out a divot from the top and pipe in the filling until it's level with the top of the cupcake. At this point, I actually used a small offset spatula to make sure it was even and remove any extra. Then spoon about a tablespoon of the ganache over the top. Let the cupcakes set. Pipe a star of filling on the top, and you're ready to go.


We did find that after a couple of hours, the dollop on top started to melt even if refrigerated, so you might leave it off if you need to store these for any length of time. I had a little bit of both the filling and the ganache left which I mixed together with the cupcake centers and turned into very rough cake balls which disappeared into hungry mouths almost instantly.




    Each month The Cake Slice Bakers are offered a selection of cakes from the current book we are baking through. This year it is The Cake Book: Beautiful Sweet Treats for Every Craving by Rebecca Firth. We each choose one cake to bake, and then on the 20th - never before - we all post about our cake on our blogs. There are a few rules that we follow, but the most important ones are to have fun and enjoy baking & eating cakes!

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    The Cake Slice Bakers also have a new Facebook group called The Cake Slice Bakers and Friends. This group is perfect for those who do not have a blog but want to join in the fun and bake through this book.





    This is our last cake from The Cake Book: Beautiful Sweet Treats for Every Craving, which we have enjoyed baking through. Traditionally our last bake for the year is free choice, and our choices for December 2024 were ~


    Lemony Half Pound Cake

    Simple Chocolate Cake

    Apple Cinnamon Everyday Cake

    K.T.'s Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Cream Filling and Chocolate Ganache

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      1. KarenDecember 20, 2024 at 10:55 AM

        Those are super cute. I came very close to choosing this one. Love your cake balls idea for the leftovers.

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