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Chocolate Nirvana Cake Recipe


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Ingredients
  • 1 (12 oz) bag semi-sweet chocolate chips .
  • 1 1/4 c brown sugar .
  • 1 tbsp vanilla .
  • 3/4 c butter, softened .
  • 1 tbsp almond extract .
  • 2 tbsps jello vanilla instant pudding mix (dry powder) .
  • 3 c sugar .
  • 1/2 c butter .
  • 1/2 c half-and-half .
  • 3 eggs .
  • 3 tsps baking soda .
  • 4 tbsps butter .
  • 3 c flour .
  • PECANS .
  • 1/2 tsp salt .
  • WHIPPED CREAM .
  • 2/3 c lt corn syrup .
  • CHOCOLATE GANACHE .
  • 1/2 c half-and-half cream .
  • 4 oz unsweetened chocolate squares, melted .
  • CAKE .
  • 1 c pecan halves .
  • CARAMEL SAUCE .
  • 1 1/3 c boiling water .
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla .
  • 2 tbsps butter .
  • 3/4 c buttermilk .
  • salt, to taste .
  • 2 c heavy cream

Directions
  • Step #1 CAKE:.
  • Step #2 Preheat oven to 350*.
  • Step #3 Grease 3 round cake pans(I also line the bottom with waxed paper).
  • Step #4 Set aside.
  • Step #5 Put water on to boil.
  • Step #6 Mix together flour, soda & salt.
  • Step #7 set aside.
  • Step #8 Beat together butter & sugar until light.
  • Step #9 Add eggs & vanilla.
  • Step #10 Add chocolate & beat 1-2 mins.
  • Step #11 Add flour mixture to chocolate mixture, alternating with buttermilk.
  • Step #12 Beat until smooth.
  • Step #13 Slowly add boiling water, beating until completely smooth-batter will be thin.
  • Step #14 Pour into pans.
  • Step #15 Bake 35-40 mins, until tester comes out clean.
  • Step #16 While baking, make ganache, caramel & whipped cream.
  • Step #17 Cool cakes in pans for 10 mins, then unmold onto racks to finish cooling.
  • Step #18 CARAMEL-cook sugar, corn syrup & butter over low heat/flame until 242*.
  • Step #19 Remove from heat & add cream & vanilla.
  • Step #20 Cool.
  • Step #21 Will thicken as it cools.
  • Step #22 GANACHE-Melt butter, chocolate chips & cream over low heat/flame.
  • Step #23 Whisk in almond extract.
  • Step #24 Cool.
  • Step #25 WHIPPED CREAM- Whisk cream until it just begins to thicken, then add pudding powder.
  • Step #26 whisk until ready.
  • Step #27 Refrigerate.
  • Step #28 PECANS- put butter on a cookie sheet& melt in oven (can toast pecans while baking cake)- when butter is melted, toss pecans in pan until coated.
  • Step #29 bake @ 350 until toasty smelling (~10 mins- watch carefully, they burn easily!)Salt to taste.
  • Step #30 When everything is cool, assemle the cake:.
  • Step #31 Place first layer on cake plate.
  • Step #32 Plop 1/3 of the whipped cream onto cake.
  • Step #33 Drizzle caramel & chocolate over cream.
  • Step #34 Repeat for next 2 layers, but be a little "artistic" with the top layer-oozing the caramel & chocolate over the sides of the cake.
  • Enjoy the Chocolate Nirvana Cake recipe

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