Award-Winning Chocolate Cake Recipe

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Award-Winning Chocolate Cake Recipe
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Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  2. Arrange rack in center of oven. Butter the bottom and sides of a 9 by 2-inch round cake pan and line the bottom with parchment paper.
  3. Melt butter and semisweet chocolate chips over double boiler until smooth; cool slightly. Meanwhile, with a hand mixer or in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whip attachment, whip eggs and salt on medium speed until doubled in volume, about 5 minutes.
  4. Gently fold, in thirds, whipped eggs into melted chocolate.
  5. Pour batter into prepared cake pan and place pan in water bath. Bake until the cake pulls away from the sides of the pan and is set in the center, about 40 minutes. Remove pan from water bath to a cooling rack and cool cake completely in pan. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
  6. To remove cake, dip the bottom and halfway up the sides of the pan in warm water and run a thin metal spatula around the inside of the pan. Invert onto a plate to unmold, remove parchment paper.
  7. To prepare ganache, bring heavy cream to a simmer and pour over milk chocolate chips. Stir gently until smooth; cool slightly.
  8. Pour ganache over top of cake and spread with an offset spatula to evenly cover. (There will be some ganache leftover.).
  9. Chill cake until ganache sets, about 30 minutes. To garnish, use vegetable peeler or grater to grate white chocolate bar into curls or shavings onto top of cake.
  10. * Note: It's recommended that the cake be refrigerated overnight before frosting.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1187.73 Kcal (4973 kJ)
Calories from fat 846.34 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 94.04g 145%
Cholesterol 345.24mg 115%
Sodium 233.5mg 10%
Potassium 108.6mg 2%
Total Carbs 111.84g 37%
Sugars 95.1g 380%
Protein 20.2g 40%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 13%
Iron 9.2mg 51%
Calcium 123.1mg 12%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 421.28 Kcal (1764 kJ)
Calories from fat 300.19 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 33.35g 145%
Cholesterol 122.45mg 115%
Sodium 82.82mg 10%
Potassium 38.52mg 2%
Total Carbs 39.67g 37%
Sugars 33.73g 380%
Protein 7.16g 40%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 13%
Iron 3.3mg 51%
Calcium 43.7mg 12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 31.6
    Points
  • 38
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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