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olive garden tuxedo cake recipe

Tuxedo Cake Recipe

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Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp fine salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup strong brewed coffee, cooled
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 8 oz good-quality white chocolate, finely chopped
  • 2 1/2 cups heavy cream, divided (1/2 cup for mousse base, 2 cups for whipping)
  • 2 tbsp powdered sugar
  • 6 oz semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream (for ganache)
  • 1 cup fresh raspberries

Method
 

  1. Heat oven to 350°F (175°C). Whisk together dry ingredients, whisk wet ingredients separately, combine until just mixed, divide between 2 greased 9-inch pans, and bake 30 to 35 minutes. Cool completely.
  2. Heat 1/2 cup heavy cream to steaming (3 to 4 minutes), pour over 8 oz chopped white chocolate, let sit 2 minutes, stir smooth, add 1 tsp vanilla, and refrigerate 30 minutes until thick and cool.
  3. Beat 2 cups heavy cream with 2 tbsp powdered sugar to stiff peaks (3 to 4 minutes), then fold into cooled white chocolate base in 3 additions.
  4. Layer one cake on a plate, spread half the mousse on top, add second layer, spread remaining mousse, then refrigerate 30 minutes.
  5. Heat 3/4 cup heavy cream to a simmer (about 3 minutes), pour over 6 oz chopped semi-sweet chocolate, wait 2 minutes, stir smooth, cool 8 to 10 minutes, then pour over chilled cake.
  6. Scatter 1 cup fresh raspberries over the tacky ganache, slice with a hot clean knife, and serve showing the full layered cross-section.

Notes

This cake needs time in the fridge between steps, so plan for a 2-hour window from start to serving. The mousse base must be completely cool before you fold in the whipped cream, or it will deflate. If you're baking the layers the night before, wrap them tightly in plastic once cooled and assemble the next day.