Chocolate Blackout Cake Recipe

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Chocolate Blackout Cake
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Ingredients
21
Count
Nutrition
5539
Calories
Total time
80
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. For the Pudding: Melt chocolate and butter in bowl over simmering water.
  2. In medium bowl, whisk cornstarch, cocoa, and 1/4 cup of the sugar into 1/2 cup of the milk.
  3. Then whisk in eggs and yolks.
  4. In saucepan bring 2 cups of milk and 1/4 cup of sugar just to a simmer.
  5. Temper with egg mixture, return all to pan and whisk constantly until bubbles boil up for 3 seconds.
  6. Remove from heat and strain.
  7. Thoroughly mix in melted chocolate.
  8. Cover surface with plastic.
  9. Cool for 1 hour then refrigerate.
  10. For the Cake: Preheat oven to 350.
  11. Spray and line with parchment 1 8-inch cake pan.
  12. Tripple sift together: flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
  13. Cream butter and sugar.
  14. Add eggs one at a time until incorporated.
  15. Beat until light and fluffy- 6 minutes Mix liquid ingredients together.
  16. Alternately beat in wet and dry ingredients.
  17. Pour into cake pan.
  18. Bake until tests done.
  19. About 30-40 minutes.
  20. Cool.
  21. Make ganache.
  22. Let sit until spreadable.
  23. Turn cake out of pan.
  24. Trim top to flatten (save scraps) and slice into 3 layers.
  25. Toast scraps on sheetpan for 5 minutes, cool and process coarsley in food processor.
  26. Spread pudding between layers, frost with ganache and coat sides with crumbs.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 5539.48 Kcal (23193 kJ)
Calories from fat 2672.58 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 296.95g 457%
Cholesterol 1626.8mg 542%
Sodium 3389.41mg 141%
Potassium 2940.48mg 63%
Total Carbs 656.58g 219%
Sugars 416.99g 1668%
Dietary Fiber 47.16g 189%
Protein 112.75g 225%
Vitamin A 1.7mg 57%
Iron 48.2mg 268%
Calcium 1474.3mg 147%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 191.79 Kcal (803 kJ)
Calories from fat 92.53 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.28g 457%
Cholesterol 56.32mg 542%
Sodium 117.35mg 141%
Potassium 101.81mg 63%
Total Carbs 22.73g 219%
Sugars 14.44g 1668%
Dietary Fiber 1.63g 189%
Protein 3.9g 225%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 57%
Iron 1.7mg 268%
Calcium 51mg 147%

* 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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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 134.7
    Points
  • 154
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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