German Prinzregenten Torte ( Eight Layer Cake )

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup butter, plus
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup sugar, plus
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 1/2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup salted butter, plus
• 2 tablespoons salted butter
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, plus
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 12 -14 ounces semisweet chocolate
• whipped cream
• chocolate shavings

Recipe

• 1 cut 8 (8-inch) rounds from wax or parchment paper, grease, and place on greased baking sheets.
• 2 to make the cake: cream together the 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter and 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar.
• 3 beat in the eggs, one at a time, and stir in the vanilla extract.
• 4 sift together twice the flour, cornstarch, and baking powder and fold into the mixture.
• 5 divide the mixture into 8 equal portions and spread thinly into circles, as evenly as possible, on the wax paper rounds, to within 1 1/2 inches of the edges.
• 6 bake at 375ºf for about 7 minutes or until just lightly tinted.
• 7 carefully remove each batch as it is done and spread out on a board to cool while the rest are cooking.
• 8 when all are cold, join together with the filling.
• 9 chill well and cover with the chocolate which has been melted over hot water.
• 10 decorate with rosettes of whipped cream and flaked chocolate.
• 11 to make the filling: put the cocoa, cornstarch, and sugar into a mixing bowl and blend to a paste with some of the milk.
• 12 bring the remaining milk to the boiling point, add the cornstarch mixture, and stir over moderate heat until thickened.
• 13 put aside until lukewarm.
• 14 have the butters softened, mix them together, and beat until creamy.
• 15 gradually whip into the cornstarch cream.
• 16 allow to cool before using.
• 17 cooking for family and friends.