Farmhouse Holidays Double Chocolate Praline-Fudge Cake Recipe

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Ingredients
19
Count
Nutrition
1718
Calories
Total time
21
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup baking cocoa
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup butter , cut into pieces
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar , packed
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350; grease three 8- or 9-inch ROUND cake pans; line with wax paper; set aside.
  2. CAKE -
  3. Cook butter, cocoa, water in a saucepan over low heat; stirring constantly, until butter melts and it's all smooth; remove from heat; cool.
  4. In a mixing bowl, combine milk, eggs, baking soda and vanilla at medium speed until smooth.
  5. Add butter mixture to milk mixture, blending to smooth.
  6. In another bowl, combine sugar, flour and salt; gradually add to milk-butter mixture, blending until smooth-batter will be THIN (good, 'cause when we eat this - we won't!) heeheh!
  7. Pour batter into prepared pans; bake for 22-24 minutes (set).
  8. Cool cakes on wire racks for 10 minutes; remove from pans, cool layers completely.
  9. GANACHE -
  10. Microwave chips and cream in a glass bowl 2-3 minutes until melted.
  11. Whisk until smooth; gradually add butter, continuing to whisk away the lumps.
  12. Cool-whisking every 15-20 minutes-until of spreading consistency.
  13. Makes about 2 cups.
  14. FROSTING -
  15. Bring butter, brown sugar and whipping cream to a boil over medium heat, stirring often, boil ONE MINUTE; remove from heat.
  16. Whisk in powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth; add toasted pecans, stirring gently for 2-5 minutes until frosting begins to cool (no snitchin' in the kitchen!), and thickens slightly.
  17. Immediately-pour over cake.
  18. Makes nearly 2 cups.
  19. FINISH THE CAKE -
  20. Spread about 1/2-cup ganach between cake layers; spread remainder on sides of cake ONLY (NOT THE TOP!).
  21. Chill cake for 1/2 hour.
  22. Pour Praline Frosting SLOWING over the top, spreading to the edges, allowing some to dribble over the sides.
  23. Freeze if desired-thaw at room temp 4-6 hours.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1717.66 Kcal (7191 kJ)
Calories from fat 926.46 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 102.94g 158%
Cholesterol 143.72mg 48%
Sodium 1610.45mg 67%
Potassium 1219.75mg 26%
Total Carbs 194.83g 65%
Sugars 122.26g 489%
Dietary Fiber 13.53g 54%
Protein 16.62g 33%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 14%
Iron 6.3mg 35%
Calcium 228.2mg 23%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 428.18 Kcal (1793 kJ)
Calories from fat 230.95 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 25.66g 158%
Cholesterol 35.83mg 48%
Sodium 401.45mg 67%
Potassium 304.06mg 26%
Total Carbs 48.57g 65%
Sugars 30.48g 489%
Dietary Fiber 3.37g 54%
Protein 4.14g 33%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 14%
Iron 1.6mg 35%
Calcium 56.9mg 23%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 42.1
    Points
  • 48
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

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

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