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10/26/2012
If I click on the link at the top of the recipe, I go to the site, but can't find the stencil. Down in the recipe, if I click on the "stencil" hyperlink, it says it can't be shown. I'd really like to have the stencil. Can you tell me how to get it?
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Recipe Summary
Yield: Makes one 10-inch cake; Serves 10 to 12
Ingredients
Crust
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 ounces (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter
1/3 cup packed light-brown sugar
2 tablespoons plus 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar
1 large egg yolk
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Filling
2 1/4 cups granulated sugar
1/4 cup plus 1 1/2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
2 pounds plus 10 ounces cream cheese, softened (from six 8-ounce blocks)
3/4 cup sour cream
3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3 large eggs plus 1 large yolk
6 ounces bittersweet chocolate (preferably 61 percent cacao), melted and cooled slightly
Boiling water, for pan
Glaze
8 ounces bittersweet chocolate (preferably 61 percent cacao)
1 tablespoon corn syrup
1 1/4 cups heavy cream
Decoration
Snake stencil
Green and red powdered food coloring
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Snake Cake with Venom Glaze
Recipe Summary
Yield: Makes one 10-inch cake; Serves 10 to 12
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Snake Cake with Venom Glaze
Snake Cake with Venom Glaze
Snake Cake with Venom Glaze
Recipe Summary
Yield: Makes one 10-inch cake; Serves 10 to 12
Recipe Summary
Yield: Makes one 10-inch cake; Serves 10 to 12
Yield: Makes one 10-inch cake; Serves 10 to 12
Makes one 10-inch cake; Serves 10 to 12
Ingredients
Ingredients
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 ounces (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter
1/3 cup packed light-brown sugar
2 tablespoons plus 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar
1 large egg yolk
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups granulated sugar
1/4 cup plus 1 1/2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
2 pounds plus 10 ounces cream cheese, softened (from six 8-ounce blocks)
3/4 cup sour cream
3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
3 large eggs plus 1 large yolk
6 ounces bittersweet chocolate (preferably 61 percent cacao), melted and cooled slightly
Boiling water, for pan
8 ounces bittersweet chocolate (preferably 61 percent cacao)
1 tablespoon corn syrup
1 1/4 cups heavy cream
Snake stencil
Green and red powdered food coloring
Directions
Make the crust: Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat butter and both sugars until fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Beat in yolk and vanilla. Reduce speed to low; mix in flour mixture, scraping sides of bowl as needed.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Press dough evenly into bottom of a 10-inch springform pan to form a 1/4-inch-thick crust. Chill in freezer 15 minutes. Bake until firm, about 15 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack, and let cool completely. Leave oven on.
Make the filling: Whisk together granulated sugar, flour, and cocoa powder. Beat cream cheese with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes, scraping sides of bowl as needed. Reduce speed to low. Gradually add the sugar mixture, and mix until smooth. Add sour cream and vanilla, and mix until smooth. Add whole eggs, 1 at a time, and the yolk, mixing just to combine after each addition. Add chocolate, and mix until combined.
Wrap exterior of springform pan with a double layer of foil. Pour filling onto prepared crust, and set springform pan in a roasting pan. Fill roasting pan with enough boiling water to reach halfway up the sides of springform. Bake cheesecake 45 minutes.
Reduce oven to 325 degrees. Continue to bake until set but slightly wobbly in the center, about 30 minutes more. Turn oven off; leave cake in oven with door ajar for 1 hour.
Transfer springform pan to a wire rack, remove foil, and let cake cool completely. Run an offset spatula or a knife around edge of cake, and carefully unmold. Set cake on wire rack set over a rimmed baking sheet.
Make the glaze: Combine chocolate and corn syrup in a heatproof bowl. Bring cream to a boil in a small saucepan; pour over chocolate mixture. Let stand 5 minutes, then whisk until smooth. (Do not whisk too much or bubbles will form.) Let cool 10 minutes. Pour glaze over cake in a circular motion, starting at the center and slowly moving outward toward the edge, to cover entire surface. Refrigerate, uncovered, until set, at least 4 hours (or up to 2 days, covered).
Decorate the cake: Print snake stencil template. Place it under a sheet of calendar vinyl. Use a permanent marker to trace the outline and the snake design onto vinyl. Working on a cutting mat, use a craft knife to cut along the lines. Work slowly and carefully. The vinyl will dull the knife’s blade; change the blade as necessary. Set snake stencil on cake. Sift green powdered food coloring over snake, avoiding the tongue. Sift red powdered food coloring over tongue. Carefully remove stencil. Serve immediately.
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14 Ratings
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6
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Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
10/26/2012
If I click on the link at the top of the recipe, I go to the site, but can't find the stencil. Down in the recipe, if I click on the "stencil" hyperlink, it says it can't be shown. I'd really like to have the stencil. Can you tell me how to get it?
Reviews (1)
Add Rating & Review
14 Ratings
5 star values:
6
4 star values:
2
3 star values:
5
2 star values:
0
1 star values:
1
Add Rating & Review
14 Ratings
5 star values:
6
4 star values:
2
3 star values:
5
2 star values:
0
1 star values:
1
14 Ratings
5 star values:
6
4 star values:
2
3 star values:
5
2 star values:
0
1 star values:
1
14 Ratings
5 star values:
6
4 star values:
2
3 star values:
5
2 star values:
0
1 star values:
1
- 5 star values:
- 6
- 4 star values:
- 2
- 3 star values:
- 5
- 2 star values:
- 0
- 1 star values:
- 1
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
10/26/2012
If I click on the link at the top of the recipe, I go to the site, but can't find the stencil. Down in the recipe, if I click on the "stencil" hyperlink, it says it can't be shown. I'd really like to have the stencil. Can you tell me how to get it?
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
10/26/2012
If I click on the link at the top of the recipe, I go to the site, but can't find the stencil. Down in the recipe, if I click on the "stencil" hyperlink, it says it can't be shown. I'd really like to have the stencil. Can you tell me how to get it?
Rating: Unrated
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