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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 1 |
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This chocolate cake took the title as Your Best Recipe Category Winner. The IV in the title comes from the four types of chocolate used in this outstanding cake. Ingredients:
pam original no-stick cooking spray |
crisco vegetable shortening |
1/2 (4-ounce) semisweet chocolate baking bar, chopped |
1/2 (4-ounce) bittersweet chocolate baking bar, chopped |
1/2 cup butter, softened |
2 cups firmly packed domino light brown sugar |
3 large eggs |
2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
2 1/4 cups cake flour |
2 teaspoons baking soda |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
1/2 cup buttermilk |
1 cup boiling water |
coffee liqueur ganache icing |
mocha-chocolate cream filling |
garnish: dark chocolate curls |
Directions:
1. Coat 3 (8-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray. Line bottoms of pans with wax paper; grease wax paper with shortening, and set aside.
2. Melt chocolates in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth.
3. Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until yellow disappears after each addition. Stir in melted chocolate and vanilla.
4. Sift together cake flour and next 3 ingredients; add to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended. Stir in 1 cup boiling water. Pour batter evenly into prepared pans.
5. Bake at 350° for 28 to 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans, and cool completely on wire racks.
6. Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread top with 4 tablespoons Coffee Liqueur Ganache Icing. Spread half of Mocha-Chocolate Cream Filling evenly over ganache on cake layer. Top with second cake layer; spread top with 4 tablespoons Coffee Liqueur Ganache Icing and remaining Mocha-Chocolate Cream Filling. Top with remaining cake layer. Spread remaining Coffee Liqueur Ganache Icing on top and sides of cake. Garnish, if desired.
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