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Chocolate Chocolate Pudding Cake With Chocolate
Ganache
FOR THE CAKE
8
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
Eggs
Cup Sugar; plus
Tablespoon Sugar
/3 Cup Unsweetened cocoa powder
Cup Bleached flour
Teaspoon Baking powder
Tablespoon Butter
/4 Cup Grand Marnier
FOR THE PUDDING
4
1
1
5
2
Cup Heavy cream
/2 Cup Cornstarch
Cup Sugar
Ounce Semisweet chocolate chips
Teaspoon Pure vanilla extract
FOR THE GANACHE
2
1
Cup Heavy cream
−1/2 Pound Semisweet chocolate squares; chopped
FOR THE GARNISH
1 Ounce Semisweet chocolate chips
1
Confectioners' sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter two 9− by 2−inch round cake pans and
coat each with 1 tablespoon sugar. For the cake: In a large mixing bowl of a
standing mixer, fitted with whisk attachment, combine eggs and 1 cup of
sugar. Beat on medium−high speed until the mixture is pale yellow, thick,
and has tripled in volume, about 8 minutes. In a separate, large mixing
bowl, sift together the cocoa, flour, and baking powder. Fold cocoa mixture
into the egg mixture to combine completely, until mixture is smooth. Divide
cake batter evenly between 2 cake pans. Bake for 25 minutes, or until cake
springs back when touched. Cool cakes for 15 minutes. Loosen cakes from pans
with an offset spatula, and unmold onto wire rack. Cool to room temperature.
For the Pudding: Combine 1/2 cup of the cream with the cornstarch in a small
bowl and stir to make a paste. Combine paste with remaining 3 1/2 cups
cream, sugar, chocolate chips, and vanilla in a large nonstick saucepan.
Using a wire whisk, stir the mixture until it is well blended. Over low
heat, whisk cream mixture until chocolate melts thoroughly. Cook the
mixture, stirring frequently, until it becomes very thick, about 25 minutes.
Pour pudding into a large bowl. Cover with plastic wrap, covering surface of
pudding with the plastic to prevent a skin from forming. Let cool to room
temperature. To Assemble the Cake: Line a baking sheet with parchment paper
and place a wire rack over it. Using a serrated knife, cut each cake in half
horizontally. (If necessary, shave off any uneven pieces of cake with a
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