Flyboy Cake Dessert Recipe

Flyboy Cake

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

Cake

  • 6 tbsp unsalted butter softened
  • 3/4 cup dark brown sugar (firmly packed)
  • 1/4 cup white granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 large egg yolk at room temperature
  • 3/4 cup Somerset Ridge Flyboy Red
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup Dutch cocoa powder
  • 1/8 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp table salt
  • 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

Topping

  • 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese
  • 1/2 cup chilled heavy or whipped cream
  • 2 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees
  • Line bottom of a 9 inch round cake pan with parchment, and either butter and lightly flour the parchment and exposed sides of the pan, or spray the interior with a nonstick spray
  • In a large bowl cream the butter until smooth (with electric mixer on medium speed)
  • Add the sugars and beat until fluffy (about 3 minutes)
  • Add the egg and yolk and beat well
  • Add Somerset Ridge Flyboy Red and vanilla
  • Sift the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt together, over your wet ingredients
  • Mix until 3/4 combined
  • Fold the rest of the batter together with a rubber spatula
  • Spread bater in prepared pan
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes or until cake tester inserted comes out of center clean
  • The top of the cake should be shiny and smooth, like a puddle of chocolate
  • Cool in pan on a rack for about 10 minutes
  • Flip out of pan and cool the rest of the way on a cooling rack
  • Keeps well at room temperature or in the fridge
  • Looks beautiful dusted with powdered sugar as well!

Topping

  • Whip mascarpone, cream, sugar, and vanilla together until soft peaks form--Don't overwhip!
  • Dollop generously on each slice of cake
  • Can also be covered and refrigerated for up to 4 hours