How To Make Aladdin's Magic Carpet Cake | Chocolate Date Cake | Disney's Aladdin

Описание: Aladdin was one of my favourite Disney movies as a child and I'm so excited for the upcoming live-action version.
In honour of the new movie, I've attempted to bake a cake that looks like the magic carpet.
As you can tell, I don't have a lot of experience with decorating cakes and so this video is perfect for beginners like me who would like to try something new.
Hope you like this video, please let me know what you think and what you'd like to see next.
Thank you for watching!

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MUSIC:

"Arabian Nights" - Aladdin (1992) - Composed by Alan Menken. Piano arrangement by The Yummy Experiment

"A Whole New World" - Aladdin (1992) - Composed by Alan Menken. Piano arrangement by Wouter van Wijhe
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"Friend Like Me" - Aladdin (1992) - Composed by Alan Menken. Piano arrangement by Slava Makovsky
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CHOCOLATE DATE CAKE RECIPE:
Ingredients:
2 cups (approx. 40-50) pitted dates
1 1/4 (300ml) hot brewed coffee

2/3 cup (150ml) canola oil (or 1/2 cup + 3 tbsp softened butter)
1/2 cup (100g) granulated sugar
1/4 cup (50g) dark brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup (120g) flour (I used all-purpose)
1/2 cup (50g) cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)
chopped nuts (optional)

1) Preheat the oven to 350 F
2) Grease a rectangle-shaped cake pan or line with parchment paper
3) In a small bowl, soak dates in hot coffee and set aside
4) In a large bowl, combine oil (or butter), white and brown sugars and beat to combine
5) Add in eggs one at a time and vanilla extract
6) Sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt together
7) Mix all ingredients until well incorporated
8) In a food processor or blender, blend the soaked dates until smooth
9) Add date paste and chocolate chips to the batter and mix until well combined
10) Pour batter onto a prepared cake pan
11) Bake uncovered for approx. 40-50 minutes or until done
12) Let it cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then flip upside down onto a cooling rack and cool completely
13) Trim the edges of the cake into a rectangle shape
14) Option to create two layers and fill with a layer of filling
15) Decorate the cake with coloured frosting (purple, gold, red)

CHOCOLATE FILLING (optional: if creating 2 layer cake)
1 cup chocolate chips
1/3 cup heavy cream

1) Combine the chocolate chips and cream in a microwavable bowl
2) Microwave on high for 1 minute
3) Stir together until smooth and let it cool for 10-15 minutes before use

VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING:
3 cups (375g) icing sugar
1 cup (2 sticks/227g) butter, softened
2 tbsp heavy cream
1-2 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp salt
food colouring (purple/blue, yellow/orange, red/brown)

1) Beat butter in a bowl with an electric mixer
2) Add sugar, 1 cup at a time and mix well
3) Beat in vanilla, cream, salt and food colouring till smooth
4) Fill in a pastry bag and decorate

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