Directions:
- CAKE:.
- Preheat oven to 350*. Grease 3 round cake pans(I also line the bottom with waxed paper). Set aside.Put water on to boil.
- Mix together flour, soda and salt. set aside.
- Beat together butter and sugar until light.
- Add eggs and vanilla.
- Add chocolate and beat 1-2 minutes.
- Add flour mixture to chocolate mixture, alternating with buttermilk.Beat until smooth.
- Slowly add boiling water, beating until completely smooth-batter will be thin.
- Pour into pans. Bake 35-40 mins, until tester comes out clean.
- While baking, make ganache, caramel and whipped cream.
- Cool cakes in pans for 10 mins, then unmold onto racks to finish cooling.
- CARAMEL-cook sugar, corn syrup and butter over low heat until 242*. Remove from heat and add cream and vanilla.Cool. Will thicken as it cools.
- GANACHE-Melt butter, chocolate chips and cream over low heat.Whisk in almond extract. Cool.
- WHIPPED CREAM- Whisk cream until it just begins to thicken, then add pudding powder. whisk until ready.Refrigerate.
- PECANS- put butter on a cookie sheet& melt in oven (can toast pecans while baking cake)- when butter is melted, toss pecans in pan until coated. bake 350 until toasty smelling (~10 mins- watch carefully, they burn easily!)Salt to taste.
- When everything is cool, assemle the cake:.
- Place first layer on cake plate. Plop 1/3 of the whipped cream onto cake. Drizzle caramel and chocolate over cream. Repeat for next 2 layers, but be a little artistic with the top layer-oozing the caramel and chocolate over the sides of the cake. Sprinkle liberally with pecans!
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per 1 Serving | |||
| Calories | 3106.08 Kcal (13005 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 1720.9 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 191.21g | 294% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 430.71mg | 144% | |
| Sodium | 4001.61mg | 167% | |
| Potassium | 1177.8mg | 25% | |
| Total Carbs | 342.59g | 114% | |
| Sugars | 206.65g | 827% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 23.34g | 93% | |
| Protein | 33.33g | 67% | |
| Vitamin C | 1.8mg | 3% | |
| Vitamin A | 0.9mg | 31% | |
| Iron | 11.6mg | 64% | |
| Calcium | 662mg | 66% | |
| Amount Per 100 g | |||
| Calories | 356.21 Kcal (1491 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 197.36 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 21.93g | 294% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 49.4mg | 144% | |
| Sodium | 458.92mg | 167% | |
| Potassium | 135.07mg | 25% | |
| Total Carbs | 39.29g | 114% | |
| Sugars | 23.7g | 827% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 2.68g | 93% | |
| Protein | 3.82g | 67% | |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 3% | |
| Vitamin A | 0.1mg | 31% | |
| Iron | 1.3mg | 64% | |
| Calcium | 75.9mg | 66% | |
* 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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