Tuesday, June 22, 2010

TWD: Apricot Jam Chocolate Cake

My Dressy Chocolate Loaf cake turned into an Apricot Jam Chocolate Cake. I only made 1/2 the recipe and baked it at 325 in my toaster oven using a 5x3 round cake pan. It came out perfectly filling the whole house with an enticing chocolate odor.
When it finally cooled, I sliced it into 4 layers. Adding apricot jam to two of them and a 1/2 recipe of this super shiny gooey glaze for the third layer and finally topping. Interestingly enough, for the glaze I subbed in agave syrup because I was out of corn syrup. I may do this every time, it was far less sticky with a different kind of sweetness that went nicely with the super moist cake.
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16 comments:

  1. AmyRuthJune 22, 2010 at 8:12 AM

    Wow, Nic! Good Golly, you baked this beauty in a toaster oven. Impressive! Apricot is totally my fav. I am the original follow the recipe kind of girl, for the first try anyway, but love that you used apricot. Nice and tangy. Beautiful cake all dressed up there. Glad you enjoyed and thank you so much for baking along with me. You're the best!
    AmyRuth
    I love the aroma of chocolate baking ....swoon

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  2. JessicaJune 22, 2010 at 9:08 AM

    Wow! It always amazes me when people like you bake such fantastic creations in the toaster oven. It would never occur to me to even try such a thing! Your cake looks sophisticated and perfect. Reading your notes about the frosting, it occurs to me that I totally forgot to add the corn syrup!

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  3. JudyJune 22, 2010 at 9:34 AM

    Aren't toaster ovens great? I do a fair amount of baking in mine, especially for small quantities. Your cake looks delicious.

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  4. ElianaJune 22, 2010 at 10:36 AM

    Your cake looks stunning Nichi. And I really love that you chose to clafor with apricot. I'm sure it was mighty tasty.

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  5. CliviaJune 22, 2010 at 12:59 PM

    Gorgeous cake! I want to try that agave glaze.

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  6. MaryJune 22, 2010 at 4:23 PM

    Absolutely gorgeous! Can't believe you made it in a toaster oven! Apricot would be a great filling.
    :)

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  7. JenniferJune 23, 2010 at 2:30 AM

    Your cake is gorgeous! I have always been curious about baking things in a toaster oven-how creative you are!!!

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  8. theunappreciatedbakerJune 23, 2010 at 3:39 AM

    Apricots and chocolate, yummmmmm. YOur cake looks gorgeous.

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  9. FlourchildJune 23, 2010 at 5:56 AM

    Yum that sounds so good. I love Apricot jam. Your cake looks great!

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  10. steph- whisk/spoonJune 23, 2010 at 11:11 AM

    goodness--that looks and sounds fantastic (kinda like a sachertorte)! go toaster oven!

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  11. MartheJune 23, 2010 at 1:30 PM

    Apricot? Sounds really tasty!!

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  12. AnneJune 23, 2010 at 4:13 PM

    I like the agave tip, that's great. Your cake looks awesome and the glaze is so pretty!

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  13. margotJune 23, 2010 at 8:18 PM

    Your cake looks amazing. I love apricots and apricot jam, they should be added to more baked goods! I think corn syrup is kind of gross, so that's great information about the agave.

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  14. JeannetteJune 25, 2010 at 9:50 AM

    Holy chocolate cake!! This looks amazing!!!! Puts mine to shame! And the apricot sounds like a welcomed change. I may have to try that next time :)

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  15. CakelawJune 28, 2010 at 3:02 PM

    Yoir cake looks delicious - the apricot jam would have worked wonderfully with this, just like in Sacher torte.

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  16. LizJune 30, 2010 at 1:33 PM

    I'm a little late to the party, but that cake looks FABULOUS! And apricot jam seems like a perfect accompaniment.

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