Bete Noire Chocolate Cake Recipe

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Bete Noire Chocolate Cake
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Ingredients
8
Count
Nutrition
247
Calories
Total time
60
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees with the rack in the center of the oven.
  2. Butter a 9” cake pan (not a springform) and place a circle of parchment or wax paper on the bottom, covering it completely. Butter the paper.
  3. Chop both the chocolates into fine pieces and set them aside.
  4. Combine the water with 1 cup of the sugar in a heavy 1 1/2 quart saucepan. Bring to a rapid boil over high heat and cook about 2 minutes.
  5. Remove the saucepan from the heat and immediately add the chocolate pieces, stirring until they are completely melted. Then add the butter, piece by piece, stirring to melt it completely.
  6. Place the eggs and the remaining 1/3 cup sugar in either the bowl of an electric mixer or a regular mixing bowl. For a cake with a crunchy crust: beat the eggs and sugar in the electric mixer until they have tripled in volume. For a smooth top (better for frosting): mix the eggs and sugar only until the sugar dissolves.
  7. Add the chocolate/butter mixture to the eggs and mix to incorporate completely. DO NOT OVERBEAT! — this causes nasty air bubbles.
  8. Spoon and scrape the mixture into the prepared pan.
  9. Set the pan into a slightly larger pan or a sturdy jelly—roll pan.
  10. Set both in the oven and pour hot water into the larger pan.
  11. Bake for 25—30 minutes.
  12. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes and then run a sharp knife around the sides to release the cake. Cover with plastic wrap and unmold onto a cookie sheet. Invert a serving plate over the cake and flip it over, so the plate is on the bottom and the cake on top. (Ed. Note: I cook longer as I don’t trust the consistency. It’s very “soft”).
  13. Ganache:.
  14. Scald the cream.
  15. Add the chocolate off the heat, and stir very gently until smooth.
  16. Cool slightly and pour over cake.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 246.7 Kcal (1033 kJ)
Calories from fat 129.3 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.37g 22%
Cholesterol 72.62mg 24%
Sodium 108.72mg 5%
Potassium 206.84mg 4%
Total Carbs 32.33g 11%
Sugars 23.24g 93%
Dietary Fiber 3.19g 13%
Protein 4.77g 10%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Iron 1.1mg 6%
Calcium 47.6mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 263.4 Kcal (1103 kJ)
Calories from fat 138.05 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.34g 22%
Cholesterol 77.53mg 24%
Sodium 116.08mg 5%
Potassium 220.84mg 4%
Total Carbs 34.52g 11%
Sugars 24.81g 93%
Dietary Fiber 3.41g 13%
Protein 5.09g 10%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Iron 1.2mg 6%
Calcium 50.9mg 5%

* 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

  • 5.5
    Points
  • 7
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • good source of fiber

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