Fudgy Chocolate Cake

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Fudgy Chocolate Cake
 
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A decadent chocolate layer cake covered with rich, delicious chocolate frosting and white chocolate shavings. A favorite that's moist to the last crumb!
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 8
Ingredients
  • 6 ounces white chocolate, for garnish
  • 1 cup butter, unsalted
  • 1 cup plus 3 teaspoons sugar, granulated
  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cups plus 3 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 large eggs
  • ½ pint heavy cream
  • 10½ ounces semisweet chocolate
Instructions
  1. Finely grate white chocolate onto a plate using a vegetable peeler or grater. Chill until needed. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Grease the base of two 8-inch round cake pans; line with parchment paper. Combine butter, sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt and eggs in a large bowl. Using an electric mixer set on medium, beat until smooth. Continue beating until increased in volume, about 2 minutes longer. Divide batter between pans.
  3. Bakes cakes until a toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Leave cakes in pans to cool for 1 minute, and then turn onto a wire rack. Peel off lining paper; let cool.
  4. Meanwhile heat heavy cream just to a boil. Break chocolate into pieces; add to cream and stir until melted. Let it cool and chill for 30 minutes, then whisk until thickened to spreadable consistency.
  5. Use a third of chocolate frosting to sandwich cakes. Spread the remainder over the whole cake. Sprinkle reserved grated white chocolate to garnish.
Notes
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For a super light cake, be sure to beat the cake mixture thoroughly to introduce plenty of air into it, encouraging the cake to rise.
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Nutrition Information
Per Serving: 1 Calories: 745 Fat: 48.4g Saturated fat: 28.1g Carbohydrates: 76.5g

 

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