Decadent Chocolate Cake on a Bed of Raspberry Sauce
photo by Rita1652
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
8-12
ingredients
- 8 ounces dark chocolate
- 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate (chopped)
- 3⁄4 cup unsalted butter
- 4 large eggs, separated
- 4 ounces sugar
- 1⁄3 cup flour
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Raspberry Ganache
- 8 ounces dark chocolate, chopped
- 3⁄4 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons Chambord raspberry liquor
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Raspberry Sauce
- 2 tablespoons Chambord raspberry liquor
- 2 pints raspberries or 2 pints berries, preserves melted in microwave oven
directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Butter and flour a 10-inch round cake pan.
- For the cake: Melt the chocolate and butter in a double boiler.
- Set aside to cool.
- Beat the egg yolks (equaling 1/3 cup)until light and fluffy.
- Slowly add the sugar and continue beating until mixture is pale yellow.
- Fold in the melted chocolate.
- Sift the flour over the chocolate mixture until it just disappears.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the egg whites (equaling 3/4 cup)until soft peaks form.
- Gently fold egg whites into the chocolate mixture in 2 parts.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and tap on the counter to remove air bubbles.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
- For the ganache: Place the chopped chocolate in a mixing bowl.
- Place the cream in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Add the hot cream to the chocolate and stir until all lumps are gone; then stir in Chambord.
- Let the ganache stand until it reaches room temperature, then pour it over the cooled cake and spread with a spatula Raspberry Sauce: In blender puree rasperries and Chambord.
- You can strain, but I like the seeds. You can use preserves: just melt in micro and add Chambord is what I did in these pictures because the berries were $5.00 a pint!
- Pour Sauce on each plate and top with cake.
- You can garnish with my Chocolate Grand marnier covered strawberries! Or any berries you desire.
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Reviews
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I used 70% dark Belgium chocolate which gave the cake and ganache an awesome flavor. Unfortunately, the cake was so dry I had to serve it with ice cream. I cooked it for 20 mins at 350. The amount of flour (1/3 cup) and the instruction in step #8 seem at odds. Any amount more than 2 tbls will not just dissapear. Because the recipe clearly stated 1/3 cup I added the whole amount. The ganache was sensational. Imagine 1/4 inch of dark creamy chocolate flavored with raspberry liqueur! Without the ice cream, the Raspberry sauce would have overpowered the the raspberry flavor of the ganache and I would omit it in the future. The 4 stars are an average of 3 for the cake and 5 for the ganache. Rita, I would love to make this again if you could suggest a remedy for the dryness.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Rita1652
Jamesburg, New Jersey