American Cake Pies
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
30 min.
Preparation
Ingredients
for
8
- Ingredients
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 4 Tbsps cocoa powder
- 2 cups self-rising flour
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup milk
- For the filling
- 1.333 cups cream (48% fat)
- 1 Tbsp powdered sugar
Preparation
Kitchen utensils
1 Sieve, 1 Cherry pitter, 1 Tablespoon, 1 Mixing bowl, 1 Hand mixer mit Quirlen, 1 Teaspoon, 1 Small knife, 2 Bowls, 1 Measuring cups, 1 Loaf pan (25x11 cm), 1 Dough scraper, 1 Brush, 1 Kitchen scale, 1 Cutting board, 1 Wire rack
Preparation steps
1.
Heat the oven to 180°C (160° fan) 350°F gas 4. Line 3 large baking trays with non-stick baking paper.
2.
Beat the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs until blended.
3.
Sift in the cocoa, flour and salt and gently stir in until incorporated. Stir in the vanilla and milk.
4.
Drop 2 tablespoons of the mixture at a time onto the baking trays, keeping them about 4 cm|2" apart and spread out a little to 7.5 cm|3" diameter rounds.
5.
Bake for about 15 minutes, until cooked through. Insert a skewer into the centre - it should come out clean. Cool on the baking trays for a few minutes, then place on a wire rack to cool completely.
6.
For the filling: whisk the cream until thick. Sift in the icing sugar, to taste.
7.
Spread the flat side of a cold cake with a generous amount of filling. Place another half, flat side down, on top of the filling then press both halves together lightly.
