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valentine cake

Hidemi avatar
Recipe by
Hidemi Walsh
@Hidemi
Plainfield, IN

This is for my husband. I made this for his valentine's day. Chocolate Goodness!

yield 3 -4
prep time 15 Min
cook time 30 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For valentine cake

  • 1/3 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1 Tbsp
    cocoa, unsweetened
  • 2 Tbsp
    sugar
  • 1/4 tsp
    cinnamon, ground
  • 2 Tbsp
    butter, cold
  • 2
    egg whites
  • 2
    egg yolks
  • 2 Tbsp
    sugar
  • 2 oz
    chocolate bar
  • 1 Tbsp
    cocoa, unsweetened
  • 2 Tbsp
    all purpose flour
  • 3 Tbsp
    butter, cold
  • 4 Tbsp
    heavy whipping cream
  • 1
    banana, mashed

How To Make valentine cake

  • 1
    Combine the first five ingredients and cut together with a pastry cutter. Place in refrigerator.
  • 2
    Chop 2 oz chocolate bar into uniform pieces and put in a bowl with 3 tablespoon butter. Microwave on high for 50-60 seconds. Stir well to melt both chocolate and butter. Then add egg yolks and 2 tablespoons sugar. Mix well. Add mashed banana, heavy whipping cream, 1 tablespoon cocoa and 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour. Mix until well blended.
  • 3
    In another bowl, whip egg whites until stiff peaks form. Then add to the chocolate bowl dividing 2-3 times. Mix gently to blend well.
  • 4
    Pour the batter into a buttered and floured 6 inch cake pan. Take the crumble out of the refrigerator and sprinkle on top. Bake in preheated 350 degrees F oven for 30 minutes. Let cool on wire rack. Then refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
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