Little Black Dress Chocolate Cake

This is one of those reliable cakes simple yet sexy that will wow everyone, every time. Keep it plain or accessorise with silver or gold leaf for special effect.

The ingredient of Little Black Dress Chocolate Cake

• 500g dark chocolate chopped
• 125g unsalted butter chopped
• 6 eggs separated
• 90g caster sugar
• 150ml thickened cream
• 2 tbsp dark rum or brandy
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 2 tsp cream of tartar
• edible silver or gold leaf optional u2013 see notes to serve
• 450g good quality dark chocolate chopped
• 175g unsalted butter
• 600ml thickened cream
• 1 4 cup 90g liquid glucose see notes

The Instruction of little black dress chocolate cake

• preheat the oven to 180c grease a 24cm springform cake pan and line the base with baking paper
• place the chocolate and butter in a bowl set over a saucepan of gently simmering water dont let the bowl touch the water stir until the mixture is smooth and combined then remove the bowl from the heat and set aside to cool slightly place the egg yolks and sugar in an electric mixer and beat until thick and pale stir in the cream rum vanilla and cooled chocolate mixture
• whisk the eggwhites and cream of tartar in a clean dry bowl until soft peaks form in 3 batches gently fold the eggwhite into the chocolate mixture with a metal spoon trying to keep as much air in the mixture as possible spread into the prepared pan and bake for 25 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out with a few moist crumbs transfer to a wire rack and cool in the pan
• meanwhile for the ganache place chocolate and butter in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water dont let the bowl touch the water stirring until smooth remove from heat place cream and glucose in a separate pan bring to just below boiling point pour over the chocolate mixture and stir until smooth chill for 30 minutes or until thick
• remove cake from the pan and spread the ganache over the cooled cake garnish with silver or gold leaf if using

Nutritions of Little Black Dress Chocolate Cake

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