Saturday, October 9, 2010

Uber Rich Chocolate Cake




This recipe comes courtesy of my friend Kate. I made this birthday cake for Jodie's 28th birthday and she assumed one of my sister's made it!

You probably wouldn't want to eat this cake every day if you plan on living a long healthy life, but it is insanely delicious...

Ingredients
250g unsalted butter
250g dark chocolate - 70% Lindt works nicely.
85g sifted dutch processed cocoa
6 eggs
1.5 cups caster sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup brandy or cognac (or use milk if you prefer)
200g roasted pecans or walnuts

Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 180C and grease and line 23cm springform tin
2. Dust tin with flour and tap out excess
3. Melt butter. Add chocolate and whisk until also melted.
4. Take pan off heat and whisk in cocoa till smooth
5. Process pecans or walnuts in food processor as fine as possible without becoming a paste - set aside
6. In a large bowl, whisk eggs and sugar together until just blended, then whisk in chocolate mixture. Add brandy and vanilla, and then finally the pecans. Batter will be quite sloppy at this point
7. Pour mix in tin and bake for 40-45 mins or until the side is set but the middle 15cm of the cake is still just a little wobbly
8. Cool cake in tin completely.
9. Dust with icing sugar or coverwith chocolate ganache to serve. Best with cream or icecream

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