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Rich Dark Chocolate Cake Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Cholena / All my dishes 1 year, 8 months ago Baked for my son Adler 's 7th birthday . Must admit , I made lots of mess and it did test my patience abit . But the result was worth the effort . Everybody just loved it . Prep:30m Cook:60m Servings:20	Cholena
	dark chocolate birthdaycake

Chocolate mixture

It's a piece of cake

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Ingredients

4 oz cooking chocolate, chopped

1/3 C unsweetened cocoa powder

1 C boiling water

2 C all purpose flour

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1 C unsalted butter

2 C sugar

3 L eggs

2 tsp pure vanilla extract

3/4 C low fat evaporated milk

Few almonds , roasted in butter and chopped into fairly tiny pieces

Filling

1/2 C whip cream

6 oz baking chocolate, diced

2 oz butter

Glaze

1/2 cup whip cream

5 oz cooking chocolate diced

Directions

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C

Butter a 9 inch loose bottomed baking pan

In a non stick pan place the chopped chocolate and cocoa powder. Pour the boiling water over the chocolate and cocoa powder and stir until they have melted. Cool it

In a bowl,sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda

Cream the butter. Add the sugar and beat until fluffy

Add the eggs, one at a time . beat well

Add the vanilla extract and melted chocolate . Beat

Add the flour and milk in three additions, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.

Pour the batter in the cake pan and level the top

Bake for about 55 minutes

Filling

Put the cream in a saucepan and turn the heat to medium. Remove the pan before the cream starts to bubble . Add the chocolate, and stir until dissolved.

Stir the butter into the cream and let it cool completely

Arranging

Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool for about 15 minutes

When completely cooled, split the cake into 2 layers

Put a layer on a cake board . Place on the wire rack

Put some kitchen towels below them . It's ez dat way to clean up later

Spread the filling over the cake and sprinkle the almonds . Place the other layer on top

Place the cake in the refrigerator

Glaze

Simmer the cream in a non stick pan, add the diced chocolate and stir till smoothed. cool it

Pour the mixture immediately over the cake and use a spatula to cover all the surface and sides

Refrigerate

I liked it when it's straight out of fridge and right into the microwave oven and warm it 20 secs .

It was heavenly : )

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danadooley 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Oooooh! That looks so gooey and messy, it's gotta be good. You know me and chocolate, never ever could resist it and never ever gonna try *GRIN* Definitely gets my 5. I have a question though, hmmm ... where am I gonna get 3 Leggs?!?!? ;)

cholena 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Oops ! dats 3 Large Eggs : p

ilonita 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Oh, i wish i got more time to make and taste it. hehe..^^

lunasea 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Looks delicious and decadent. Thanks so much!

angieaugusta 1 year, 6 months ago said:
I Have tasted ur cake.Hmmmm yummy!I LOVE IT!no doubt kidz too love it.

dmajor 1 year, 4 months ago said:
This cake looks so great!

fishyweaver 1 year, 4 months ago said:
When you say cooking chocolate... do you mean sweetened or unsweetened? by the way your recipe looks sooo good!

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