Mint Chocolate Drip Cake
Mint Chocolate Drip Cake — a Dawn Foods recipe in 4 components. Uses Dawn Dark Devil’s Chocolate Genoese Cake Base 12.5 kg and Ready-to-Use Frosting, Vanilla – 12 kg.
- mixing time (slow speed, first stage)
- 1 min
- mixing time (medium speed)
- 4 min
- mixing time (slow speed, after scraping down)
- 1 min
- baking temperature (sponge)
- 180 °C
- baking time (sponge)
- 30 min
- chilling time (after sealing layer)
- 30 min
- chilling time (after final frosting, chiller)
- 30 min
- chilling time (after final frosting, freezer)
- 15 min
Ingredients
Sponge
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Dawn Dark Devil’s Chocolate Genoese Cake Base 12.5 kg | 1000 g |
| Water (1) | 420 g |
| Vegetable oil | 110 g |
| Water (2) | 200 g |
Mint frosting
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Ready-to-Use Frosting, Vanilla – 12 kg | 1200 g |
| Mint / Peppermint flavouring | |
| Green food colouring |
Assembly
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Dawn Mint Chocolate Fudge Icing | 400 g |
Decoration
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Choc & mint chocolates |
Method
Sponge bases: Add the Dark Devils Genoese mix, water (1) and vegetable oil to a mixing bowl fitted with a beater.
Sponge bases: Mix on slow speed for 1 minute and then for a further 4 minutes on medium speed.
Sponge bases: Stream in water (2) whilst mixing on slow speed.
Sponge bases: Scrape down and mix for 1 minute on slow speed.
Sponge bases: Deposit at 400 g into prepared 8" round pans.
Sponge bases: Bake in a deck oven at 180 °C for approximately 30 minutes.
Sponge bases: Allow to cool thoroughly and trim the tops to flatten if needed.
Mint/peppermint frosting: Place the vanilla frosting in a bowl, add the green food colouring and mint flavour as desired and mix until fully combined.
- Assembly
Layer the 4 cooled sponges together with the prepared mint frosting.
- Assembly
Give the whole cake a thin layer of mint frosting to seal the cake.
- Assembly
Place in the chiller for 30 minutes.
- Assembly
Cover the sides and top of the cake with the prepared mint frosting, creating a smooth finish.
- Assembly
Place in the chiller for 30 minutes (freezer for 15 minutes).
- Assembly
Warm the chocolate & mint fudge icing and pipe around the top edge, creating the occasional drip down the side, then cover the whole top surface.
- Assembly
Allow to set firm.
- Assembly
Pipe mint frosting swirls/rosettes around the outer edge.
- Assembly
Decorate with choc & mint chocolates / sweets.
Dawn Foods recipe. Quantities and method as published by the manufacturer for its customers; test the formula under your own conditions before production.