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CHOC-CAKE-3(D) USENET Cookbook CHOC-CAKE-3(D)
FRENCH CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKE
CHOC-CAKE-3 - A decadently rich chocolate cake
My mother got this recipe from a radio show about ten years
ago. She was intrigued because the cake contains no flour.
It is definitely for chocoholics. Although it is a two-
layer cake, it is only about 3-4 inches thick when it's
done, and has the consistency and density of a chocolate
candy bar. It can be frozen if you find it too much to eat
at one time.
INGREDIENTS (one cake)
CAKE
2 tsp instant espresso coffee
1/4 cup hot water
7 oz semisweet chocolate
2 oz bitter chocolate
4 eggs, separated
4 oz butter
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 tsp cream of tartar
3/4 cup sifted corn starch
FROSTING
2 tsp instant espresso coffee
7 oz semisweet chocolate
2 oz bitter chocolate
2 Tbsp butter
PROCEDURE
(1) Combine espresso, hot water, semisweet chocolate,
and bitter chocolate in double boiler filled with
hot water and cover. Without applying additional
heat, melt the chocolate.
(2) Butter two layer-cake pans, lay a sheet of waxed
paper in each, and dust the pans with flour. (The
pans should be able to hold 4 cups each.)
(3) Beat the egg yolks and then gradually add 2/3 cup
of sugar until the yolks are thick and lemon
colored.
(4) Beat butter into the chocolate mixture. Add the
chocolate mixture to the egg yolks and stir.
(5) Beat the egg whites until foamy. Add the cream of
tartar, and then gradually add up to 2 Tbsp sugar.
(6) Add the sifted corn starch gradually to the cho-
colate mixture, alternating with the egg whites.
The corn starch and egg whites should be folded in
to the chocolate mixture.
(7) Pour half the batter into each cake pan.
(8) Bake on the lower middle level of a preheated 350
deg. F oven until set on the sides.
(9) Cool the cake in the pan, and then turn out onto a
serving dish.
(10) Combine the icing ingredients and make the icing
as per Step 1. Ice the cake as you would a normal
layer cake.
RATING
Difficulty: difficult. Time: 2 hours. Precision: precise
measurement important.
CONTRIBUTOR
Aviva Garrett
Santa Cruz, California, USA
Excelan, Inc., San Jose, California
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