WHITE CHOCOLATE CREAM CAKE

By

Southern Living Cooking School Cookbook p. 52.

Ingredients

  • Directions:
  • 9 ounces white chocolate, finely chopped and divided
  • ½ cup whipping cream
  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups Pillsbury’s best all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2/3 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tablespoon whipping cream
  • 1 (3 ½ ounce) package instant vanilla pudding and pie filling mix
  • 2 cups cold milk
  • ●Combine 4 ounces white chocolate and ½ cup cream in a small saucepan.
  • ●Cook over low heat until melted, stirring constantly; set aside to cool.
  • ●Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer.
  • ●Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • ●Stir in cooled white chocolate mixture and vanilla.
  • ●Combine flour and soda; add flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix after each additions.
  • ●Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans.
  • ●Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean
  • ●Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans, and let cool completely on wire racks.
  • ●Combine 3 ounces white chocolate and 1 tablespoon cream in small saucepan.
  • ●Cook over low heat until melted, stirring constantly; set aside to cool slightly.
  • ●Prepare pudding and pie filling mix according to package directions using cold milk.
  • ●Split cake layers in half horizontally to make 4 layers.
  • ●Spread vanilla pudding between layers.
  • ●Pour white chocolate glaze over top of cake.

Preparation

Step 1

●Sprinkle chopped white chocolate on top to garnish.