Chocolate Cabbage Cake

This Chocolate Cabbage Cake recipe was

 the first really fancy dessert I ever made.

We were young married students with little children and

the women decided to get together weekly and 

learn something new from gardening to sewing,

and of course cooking.

We needed a name and we decided to call ourself

The Chocoholics Club. My girlfriend and I saw

a cake like this in a cookbook and we decided to make it.   

My Fitz and Floyd bunny platter that I have

had for years seemed like the perfect serving 

piece for the cake.

Three cute little bunnies hold a large cabbage leaf platter.

Start with a real head of cabbage and core it.  Then carefully 

peel off a leaf at a time starting at the top of the cabbage.

Be careful not to tear the leaf.

Melt 3 C. chocolate (if you are worried about tempering 

the chocolate, use chocolate coating discs.)   Let the chocolate

cool to about 90 degrees if you are using chocolate that needs

to be tempered.  If you are using chocolate discs, let it cool a few

minutes.

 Use a pastry brush to paint a thick coat of the chocolate on

the inside of the cabbage leaf.  Paint about 6-7 leaves.

Place the leaf in the fridge to let harden while you 

paint the next one.  After they have hardened peel

off the cabbage leaf and trim the edges if necessary.

Bake a chocolate cake in a small round metal bowl.  You

will want it round and just smaller than a head of cabbage.

I used a 6 1/2 inch wide bowl by 3 1/2 inch tall.  It took

nearly one recipe of cake, filling it 2/3 full.  Bake until

a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. 

Mine took about one hour.

Place a large dollop of frosting on the platter, then 

place your cake on.  Frost and fill in any gaps at

the bottom.  You will need a little extra around the 

bottom to anchor the chocolate leaves in.

Begin making the cabbage by placing one small leaf over the

top of the cake.  Then start on one side and add overlapping

leaves to cover the cake.  You might have to break one or

two apart and fill in any parts along the bottom that the

leaves didn't cover.

Use additional frosting to glue leaves together by

lifting them back a little and placing the frosting

where you can't see it.

I piped just a little around the bottom of each

leaf to secure it also.

This little guy really looks like he is working

hard to carry his share of the load.

I think this little rabbit is snacking on the job.

What a fun cake. 

Give this one a try!

 It takes a little effort, but it certainly

is the center of attention.

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