(¡Receta en español abajo!)
I just had my graduation on Saturday I can't believe it!!! It's such a relief and at the same time it's a bit stressing as I feel like I have to decide what to do with the rest of my life!!!
Anyway the celebration went great, my brother came from Barcelona to surprise me and I was able to celebrate with him, my parents and my boyfriend that I finished with my studies (and with my friends too of course!)
I didn't have time to make a cake for my graduation (although this weekend I made my first two-tiered cake for a friends' birthday you can see a bad picture of it here). I do have a cake to share though, I made this for my birthday on march but kind of forgot to post about it. It's a recipe from Dorie Greenspan and it's a great cake, moist and delicious!!!!
The recipe in English can be found here and below:
Black and White Chocolate Cake
For the cake:
2 cups cake flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/4 (10 Tbsp) unsalted butter, at room temp
1 cup sugar
3 large eggs
1 large egg yolk
1 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup buttermilk
Center a rack in the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter two 9X2 inch round cake pans, dust the insides with flour, tap out the excess and line the bottoms of the pans with parchment or wax paper. Put the pans on a baking sheet.
Sift together the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
Working with a stand mixer in a large bowl, beat the butter on medium speed until soft and creamy. Add the sugar and beat for another 3 minutes. Add the eggs one by one, and then the yolk, beating for 1 minutes after each addition. Beat in the vanilla; don't be concerned if the mixture looks curdled. Reduce the mixer speed to low and add the dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk, adding the dry ingredients in 3 additions and the milk in 2 (begin and end with the dry ingredients); scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed and mix only until the ingredients disappear into the batter. Divide the batter evenly between the two pans and smooth the tops with a rubber spatula.
Bake for 28-30 minutes, rotating the pans at the midway point. When fully baked, the cakes will be golden and springy to the touch and a thin knife inserted into the centers will come out clean. Transfer the cakes to a rack and cool for about 5 minutes, then unmmold, remove the paper and invert to cool to room temperature right side up on the rack.
For the dark chocolate cream:
2 cups whole milk
4 large egg yolks
6 Tbsp sugar
3 Tbsp corstarch, sifted
1/4 tsp salt
7 oz. bittersweet chocolate, melted
2 1/2 Tbsp unsalted butter, cut into 5 pieces, at room temp
Bring the milk to a boil. Meanwhile, in a large heavy-bottomed saucepan, whisk the egg yolk with the sugar, cornstarch and salt until thick and well blended. Whisking without stopping, drizzle in about 1/4 cup of the hot milk-this will temper, or warm, the yolks so they won't curdle-then, still whisking, add the remainder of the milk in a steady stream. Put the pan over meduim heat and, whisking vigorously, constantly and thoroughly (make sure to get into the edges of the pan), bring the mixture to a boil. Keep at a boil, still whisking, for 1-2 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat.
Whisk in the melted chocolate, and let stand for 5 minutes. Then whisk in the pieces of butter, stirring until they are fully incorporated and the chocolate cream is smooth and silky. Press a piece of plastic wrap against the surface of the cream to create and airtight seal and refrigerate the cream until chilled, or for up to 3 days. Or, if you want to coool the cream quickly, put the bowl with a cream into a larger bowl filled with ice cubes and cold water and stir the cream occasionally until it is thoroughly chilled, about 20 minutes.
For the White chocolate whipped cream:
6 oz. premium quality white chocolate
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
Put the white chocolate in a heat proof bowl and put the bowl over a saucepan of gently simmering water. Stir frequently to melt the chocolate evenly. Meanwhile, bring 1/2 cup of the heavy cream to a boil.
When the white chocolate is melted, remove the bowl from the pan. Pour the hot cream into the melted chocolate and let it sit for a minute. Using a small spatula, stir the chocolate gently until it is smooth. Let it sit on the counter until it reaches room temperature-it can't be the least warm when you add it to the whipped cream.
Working with the stand mixer with the whisk attachment or with a hand mixer in a large bowl, beat the remaining 1 cup of heavy cream only until it holds the softest peaks. Turn the machine to high, add the cooled white chocolate all at once and continue to beat until the whipped cream holds firm peaks. Turn the whipped cream into a bowl, press a piece of plastic wrap gently against the surface to create an airtight seal and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or up to 6 hours.
To assemble the cake: If the tops of the cake layers have crowned, use a long serrated knife and a gentle sawing motion to even them. Slice each layer horizontally in half. Place on layer cut side down on a cardboard cake round or on a cake plate protected by strips of wax or parchment.
Remove the dark and white chocolate creams from the refrigerator and whisk each of them vigorously to loosen and smooth them. With a long metal icing spatula, spread enough dark chocolate cream (about 1 cup) over the cake layer to cover it completely. Top the cream with another cake layer, cut side up, and cover this layer with white chocolate whipped cream, making the white layer about the same thickness as the dark layer. Cover with a third layer, cut side up, and cover with another cup or so of the dark chocolate cream. (You'll have some dark chocolate cream left over) Top with the final layer of cake, cut side down, and frost the sides and top with the remaining white chocolate whipped cream. Decorate with chocolate shaving or curls, if you wish.
Refrigerate for at least 3 hours, or overnight.
Enjoy!!!
El sábado tuve mi graduación. No me lo puedo creer!!! Es un alivio y a la vez es un poco estresante porque siento que tengo que decidir que hacer con el resto de mi vida!!!
Al final la celebración fue muy bien, mi hermano vino de Barcelona a darme una sorpresa y pude celebrar con él. mis padres y mi novio que ya he acabado con mis estudios (y con mis amigos también por supuesto!)
No tuve el tiempo de hacer un pastel para mi graduación (aunque esta semana hice mi primer pastel de dos pisos para el cumpleaños de un amigo, podéis ver la foto aquí). De todas maneras tengo un pastel para compartir, lo hice para mi cumpleaños en marzo pero me olvidé de colgarlo. Es una receta de Dorie Greenspan y es un pastel genial, esponjoso y muy rico!!!!
La receta en inglés está aquí y la traducción la podéis encontrar a continuación.
Pastel de chocolate blanco y negro
Para el pastel:
225 gr harina
30 gr maizena
2 cucharaditas levadura
1/8 cucharadita bicarbonato
1/4 cucharadita sal
140 gr mantequilla
200 gr azúcar
3 huevos grandes
1 yema
1 cucharadita de extracto de vainilla
177 ml de buttermilk (leche + una cucharada de zumo de limón)
Precalentar el horno a 180ºC y preparar uno o dos moldes de unos 22 cm de diámetro.
Mezclar la harina, el bicarbonato, la levadura y la sal en un bol.
En otro bol batir la mantequilla hasta que quedé suave, añadir el azúcar y batir unos 3 minutos. Añadir uno a uno los huevos y luego la yema, batiendo durante un minuto después de cada adición. Incorporar la vainilla. Reducir la velocidad y añadir la mezcla de la harina en 3 veces alternándolo con la buttermilk (en dos veces). Dividir la masa en los dos moldes (si solo tienes uno como yo hazlo en dos veces) y poner en el horno.
Hornear durante 28-30 minutos. Cuando estén totalmente hechos, los pasteles estarán dorados y al poner un cuchillo en la masa este saldrá limpio. Poner los pasteles en una rejilla y dejar enfriar 5 minutos. Sacar del molde y dejar que se queden a temperatura ambiente.
Para la crema de chocolate negro:
473 ml leche entera
4 yemas de huevo
6 cucharadas de azúcar
3 cucharadas de maizena tamizada
1/4 cucharadita de sal
200 gr chocolate agridulce, derretido
2 cucharadas y media de mantequilla cortada en 5 trozos a temperatura ambiente
Llevar la leche a ebullición. A la vez mezclar la yema de huevo con el azúcar, la maizena y la sal hasta que esté bien batido. Mezclando sin parar echar 1/8 de la leche, sin parar de mezclar echar el resto de la leche poco a poco pero sin parar. Poner la cacerola a fuego medio y, mezclando vigorosamente y sin parar, llevar la mezcla a ebullición. Mantener a ebullición durante 1-2 minutos. Sacar la cacerola del fuego.
Mezclar en el chocolate derretido y dejar reposar 5 minutos. Entonces añadir las piezas de mantequilla, mezclando hasta que estén totalmente incorporadas y la crema de chocolate sea suave. Poner una pieza de film de plástico contra la crema y poner en la nevera hasta que se haya enfriado o hasta 3 días. Si se quiere enfriar rápidamente, poner el bol con la crema en un bol más grande lleno de cubitos de hielo y agua fría mezclando la crema de vez en cuando hasta que esté totalmente fría, unos 20 minutos.
Para la crema de chocolate blanco:
170 gr chocolate blanco de calidad
354 ml nata
Poner el chocolate en agua maría y mezclar frecuentemente para derretir el chocolate. A la vez llevar 1/3 de la nata a ebullición.
Cuando el chocolate se haya derretido, sacar el bol de la olla. Poner la nata caliente en el chocolate y dejar reposar durante un minuto. Utilizando una espátula pequeña batir con cuidado el chocolate. Dejar reposar hasta que alcance la temperatura ambiente.
Montar el resto de la nata. Llevar la máquina a alta velocidad, añadir el chocolate blanco de una vez y batir hasta que se monte de nuevo. Llevar a un bol, poner una pieza de film de plástico contra la crema y poner en la nevera hasta que se haya enfriado al menos dos horas o hasta 6 horas.
Para montar el pastel: Partir cada pastel por la mitad (si se han formado picos en ellos se pueden quitar los restos para que queden rectos).
Poner primero una de las cuatro piezas del pastel. Cubrir por encima con chocolate negro. Poner otra pieza de pastel y cubrir con la crema de chocolate blanco. Después poner la tercera pieza del pastel cubrir con crema de chocolate negro. Por último poner la última pieza del pastel y cubrirlo entero con el resto de la crema de chocolate blanco.
Refrigerar al menos 3 horas o durante la noche.
Disfrutar!!!

Oh my gosh that looks amazing! That cake has been on my to-make list for months!
ResponderEliminarCongratulations! That cake looks delicious! I will have to try it!
ResponderEliminarCongratulations Mireia! I kinda know how you feel about the pressure of figuring out what to do now, or looking for a job. My daughter just graduated from her teaching program a few weeks ago. Of course, obviously she's looking for a teaching job now. Good luck in whatever you decide. Oh, and that cake looks delicious!!! Much more inviting than those genoises we all made in TWD! I'm really happy for you!!!
ResponderEliminarCongratulations!! That's so exciting! Good luck figuring out your life :)
ResponderEliminarCOngratulations on your graduation! My daughter is finishing high school at the end of the year. Deciding what to do next is difficult and frustrating but exciting when you discover what you love! Cake looks deliciously moist!
ResponderEliminarFelicitaciones Miriea! Tenes para hacer lo que quieras por delante, me parece que no estas tan perdida como crees...y tenes gente alrededor que te apoya!
ResponderEliminarLa torta parece riquisima, las capas de crema de chocolate increibles, y ademas chocolate blanco. Perfecta.
Congrats on your graduation and how lovely of your brother to surprise you like that! I love this cake. It just looks gorgeous Mireia especially with the little balls. And the cake looks so moist and delicious and I'm sure the buttermilk gives it a beautiful flavour. Enjoy your celebrations xx
ResponderEliminarCongratulations on your graduation! The chocolate and cream layers in this cake look creamy and wonderful. I have to make this one!
ResponderEliminarWhat a pretty cake! Congrats on graduation!
ResponderEliminarEl corte de este cake tiene una pinta bueniiiiiiisima!! Uff, estoy a regimen por unos dias, asi que me voy, me voy, antes de que me provoque hacerlo jijiji.
ResponderEliminarun abrazo,
I would LOVE a piece of this cake. It looks fantastic.
ResponderEliminarCongratulations on finishing your studies. It's a huge milestone in a person's life when that happens. Congratulations.
Felicitaciones por tu gradución, tremendo logro y bueno, tómate tu tiempo para decidir qué hacer, estás joven...!!!
ResponderEliminarEsta torta sí te gusto verdad? Qué bueno, se ve maravillosa, la tengo que hacer de todas maneras, me quedo con tu receta...!!!
First off, Congrats on graduation!!!! May the future hold many wonderful surprises for you. I love the new look of your blog. Oh... and the black and white cake looks delicious. Happy Baking.
ResponderEliminarHola guapa,
ResponderEliminarMe encanta tu blog.
Pasate por mi blog que te he dejado un regalito!!!
Besitos,
Chaiene
I must say, that this dish looks much more delicious & inviting..:)
ResponderEliminarTasty Appetite
wow!...me encanta. bss Acaramelada
ResponderEliminarDeliziosa! This is a very beautiful and delicious cake.
ResponderEliminarFelicidades por tu graduación. Descandsa y aprovecha el tiempo libre. La tarta tiene muy buena pinta.
ResponderEliminarCongratulations!!!! Welcome to the real world ;P
ResponderEliminarThe cake looks fantastic! So much chocolate yummy!
Congratulations! Just enjoy your life! Don't try to figure it out all at once - I'm sure you'll succeed at whatever you set you mind to.
ResponderEliminarThis is a beautiful cake & I'm looking forward to many more from you.
This is a delicious cake--and beautiful too. Congrats on your graduation. Enjoy a week or two before starting 'the rest of your life!'
ResponderEliminarCongratulations on your graduation!!! Enjoy your summer!! Miriea, I have chosen your blog to receive “The Lovely Blog Award”. You can pick it up on my blog! Oh, and your cake is beautiful…love the creamy layers!
ResponderEliminarCongratulations on graduating!!
ResponderEliminarToo bad you didn't have a cake to celebrate, but it's great that you can share a recipe of one for us! It looks delicious!
This looks wonderful! Congrats on the graduation!!
ResponderEliminareeee me había perdido esta maravilla....que buena pinta y un colorido fantástico.
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