Recipe

Austrian Chocolate Ecstasy Cake Recipe

	Mountainmama / All my dishes 1 year, 4 months ago Rich Ecstasy describes this cake. If you love Chocolate you will love this. Prep:20m Cook:35m Servings:12	Mountainmam
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Ingredients

4 (1-ounce) squares semisweet chocolate

1/4 cup butter

2 eggs, beaten

2 cups sugar

1-1/2 cups milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup finely chopped pecans

Fudge Filling (recipe follows)

Chocolate Cream (recipe follows)

FUDGE FILLING:

4 (1-ounce) squares semisweet chocolate

1/4 cup butter

1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar

1/3 cup milk

Combine chocolate and butter in top of a double boiler; cook over low heat until melted. Remove from heat; add sugar, stirring until smooth. Stir in milk. Cover and chill 1-1/2 hours or until filling is of spreading consistency.

Makes about 1 cup

CHOCOLATE CREAM:

2 cups whipping cream

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup sifted powdered sugar

2/3 cup cocoa, sifted

Combine all ingredients; chill 30 minutes. Beat until stiff peaks form.

Makes 4 cups.

Directions

Combine chocolate and butter in top of a double boiler; cook over low heat until melted. Remove from heat. Gradually stir 1/4 of hot mixture into eggs; add to remaining hot mixture, stirring constantly. Add sugar, milk, and vanilla to chocolate mixture, beating until well blended. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to chocolate mixture, beating 1 minute. Stir in pecans.

Grease two 9-inch round cakepans, and line with wax paper; grease wax paper. Pour batter into prepared pans; bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 5 minutes; remove from pans, and remove wax paper. Let cake layers cool completely on wire racks.

Spread Fudge Filling between layers; spread Chocolate Cream on top and sides of cake. Chill thoroughly.

Makes one 2-layer cake

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