With a house full of chocolate lovers how can I make anything but chocolate cake for my son's birthday!
My son found this lovely cake recipe online and wanted it for his 13th birthday today. This is a tender, luxurious layer cake with ganache glaze and decadent bittersweet filling. I was in heaven when I took the first bite!
Ingredients:
2-1/2 Cups milk
1 Cup butter, cubed
8 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
3 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2-2/3 Cups all-purpose flour
2 Cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
Filling:
6 Tablespoons butter, cubed
4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
2-1/2 Cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 Cup heavy whipping cream
Ganache:
10 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
2/3 Cup heavy whipping cream
Directions:
1. In a large saucepan, cook milk, butter and chocolate over low heat until melted. Remove from heat; let stand for 10 minutes
2. In a large bowl, beat eggs and vanilla; stir in chocolate mixture until smooth. Combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into the mixture ( batter will be thin). Transfer to three greased and floured 9-inch round baking pans. Bake at 325 F for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
3. For filling, in a small saucepan, melt butter and chocolate. Stir in confectioners' sugar and cream until smooth.
4. For ganache, place chocolate in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil. Pour over chocolate; whisk until smooth. Cool, stirring occasionally, until ganache reaches a spreading consistency.
5. Set aside 1/2 cup filling for garnish. Place one cake layer on a serving plate; spread with half of the remaining filling. Repeat another layer. Top with remaining cake layer. Spread ganache over top and sides of cake. Decorate with reserved filling.
My son found this lovely cake recipe online and wanted it for his 13th birthday today. This is a tender, luxurious layer cake with ganache glaze and decadent bittersweet filling. I was in heaven when I took the first bite!
Ingredients:
2-1/2 Cups milk
1 Cup butter, cubed
8 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
3 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2-2/3 Cups all-purpose flour
2 Cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
Filling:
6 Tablespoons butter, cubed
4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
2-1/2 Cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 Cup heavy whipping cream
Ganache:
10 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
2/3 Cup heavy whipping cream
Directions:
1. In a large saucepan, cook milk, butter and chocolate over low heat until melted. Remove from heat; let stand for 10 minutes
2. In a large bowl, beat eggs and vanilla; stir in chocolate mixture until smooth. Combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into the mixture ( batter will be thin). Transfer to three greased and floured 9-inch round baking pans. Bake at 325 F for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
3. For filling, in a small saucepan, melt butter and chocolate. Stir in confectioners' sugar and cream until smooth.
4. For ganache, place chocolate in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil. Pour over chocolate; whisk until smooth. Cool, stirring occasionally, until ganache reaches a spreading consistency.
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