The Ladies are here!

My mom is in town with our family friend, Tanya, and her daughter, Carly. We’re going to have a fun weekend around Charleston with some grilling, a day out on the boat and a girl’s night downtown tomorrow that will most definitely involve some shopping! I’m really excited they’re here. Beau is really excited about the girl’s weekend! ;) So in thinking about a girl’s weekend I thought of this fun food that has girls written all over it! Try it if you dare! And then call me so that I can have a slice. J

 

“All About the Ladies” Triple Layered Triple Chocolate Cake

 

1 ¾ c plain flour

2 c sugar

¾ c good cocoa powder

2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

1 c buttermilk, shaken

½ c vegetable oil

2 extra-large eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1 c freshly brewed hot coffee

 

Preheat the oven to 350. Butter and flour three round cake pans and set aside.

 

Mix together all of the dry ingredients. Mix together the wet ingredients, minus the coffee. Combine the two mixtures and then slowly pour in and mix the coffee.

 

Divide the batter evenly between three cake pans and bake 35-40 minutes. Cool in the pans 30 minutes on a wire rack. Remove from the pans and let them cool completely on racks. Slice each cake layer in half horizontally.

 

CHOCOLATE GANACHES

300g dark chocolate

150g milk chocolate

150 g white chocolate

600ml whipping cream

 

Brea up chocolate into small pieces and place in separate bowls. Slowly bring the cream to just a boil in a medium saucepan. Remove from the heat and cool for a couple of minutes. Pour 300ml of the cream over the dark chocolate, 150ml over the milk chocolate and 150ml over the white chocolate. Leave it to melt for a minute, then stir each of them to combine. Set aside to cool for 10 minutes. Using a mixer, beat each ganache separately until it is shiny, fluffy and just holds its shape (take care not to overmix or the mixture will split, white chocolate especially). When ready to assemble the cake, spread white chocolate ganache over bottom layer, cover with second cake layer, then spread over milk chocolate ganache and top with final layer and cover entire cake with dark chocolate ganache. Make sure to work quickly or ganache will set.