Harlequin Cake

Name: Harlequin Cake
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 13
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters sliced almonds, toasted; 340 grams can apricot filling; 3 Tbsps baking cocoa; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 118 milliliters butter, cubed; 59 milliliters buttermilk; 176 grams plain milk chocolate candy bars each); 1 egg; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 237 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 0 teaspoons salt; 340 grams can raspberry or strawberry cake and pastry filling; 3 Tbsps sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 59 milliliters water

Harlequin Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 13. One serving contains 417 calories, 4g of protein, and 24g of fat. Head to the store and pick up sugar, water, salt, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 20 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

In a small saucepan, bring the butter, water and cocoa to a boil, stirring constantly.

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Butter

Cocoa Powder

Water

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Sauce Pan

Remove from the heat; set aside. In a small bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt.

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Baking Soda

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Bowl

Add the egg, buttermilk and vanilla; mix well. Beat in cocoa mixture.

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Buttermilk

Vanilla

Cocoa Powder

Egg

Pour into a greased and floured 9-in. round baking pan.

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Baking Pan

Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

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Wire Rack

Oven

Frying Pan

In a small bowl, beat cream and sugar until soft peaks form.

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Cream

Sugar

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Bowl

Place cake on a serving platter. Set aside a fourth of the whipped cream. Frost top and sides of cake with remaining whipped cream.

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Whipped Cream

Spoon the reserved whipped cream into a pastry bag with a star tip; pipe a diamond-pattern lattice design on cake top. Pipe a border around top edge of cake.

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Whipped Cream

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Pastry Bag

Spoon raspberry filling into every other diamond in lattice. Spoon apricot filling into remaining diamonds.

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Raspberries

Apricot

Sprinkle with almonds.

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Almonds

Carefully cut each chocolate bar along the scored lines into 12 rectangles. Arrange chocolate pieces around side of cake with smooth sides out; press into whipped cream. Refrigerate until serving.

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Chocolate Bar