Chocolate Blackout Cake
photo by Girl from India
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 21
- Yields:
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1 8inch cake
ingredients
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CAKE
- 1 1⁄4 cups cake flour
- 1⁄2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 5 ounces unsalted butter
- 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1⁄2 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1⁄2 cup strong brewed coffee
- 2 cups dark chocolate ganache
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Chocolate Pudding
- 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1⁄4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1⁄2 cup sugar, divided
- 2 1⁄2 cups milk, divided
- 1 large egg
- 2 large egg yolks
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ICING
- 2 cups dark chocolate ganache (Dark Chocolate Ganache)
directions
- For the Pudding: Melt chocolate and butter in bowl over simmering water.
- In medium bowl, whisk cornstarch, cocoa, and 1/4 cup of the sugar into 1/2 cup of the milk.
- Then whisk in eggs and yolks.
- In saucepan bring 2 cups of milk and 1/4 cup of sugar just to a simmer.
- Temper with egg mixture, return all to pan and whisk constantly until bubbles boil up for 3 seconds.
- Remove from heat and strain.
- Thoroughly mix in melted chocolate.
- Cover surface with plastic.
- Cool for 1 hour then refrigerate.
- For the Cake: Preheat oven to 350.
- Spray and line with parchment 1 8-inch cake pan.
- Tripple sift together: flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
- Cream butter and sugar.
- Add eggs one at a time until incorporated.
- Beat until light and fluffy- 6 minutes Mix liquid ingredients together.
- Alternately beat in wet and dry ingredients.
- Pour into cake pan.
- Bake until tests done.
- About 30-40 minutes.
- Cool.
- Make ganache.
- Let sit until spreadable.
- Turn cake out of pan.
- Trim top to flatten (save scraps) and slice into 3 layers.
- Toast scraps on sheetpan for 5 minutes, cool and process coarsley in food processor.
- Spread pudding between layers, frost with ganache and coat sides with crumbs.
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Reviews
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I have never had a Blackout cake before as Ebinger's not in India - but this cake I made for my b'day and many more birthdays since is a real Chocolate knockout cake. I stuck to the recipe as closely as I could and it was so well described. I did not have buttermilk in hand so I curdled 1/2 a cup of milk with a tsp of vinegar. The batter was thinner than I am normally used to and took 10 mins more to cook to perfection. I made the ganache (Mean Chef's recipe) too and the whole effect was perfect. I used r/toasted walnuts and chocolate slabs at the side to decorate. It looked so good (I've posted a pic!) and everyone said sinful after the first bite but then sin catches on fast as they came back for more. ;) Fay
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Sharlene~W
Campbell, California
I live in the San Francisco area and love it here. I discovered Recipezaar (then Food.com..Genius Kitchen) in 2001 and have been so happy to have my favorite recipes stored safely here. I am mother to 7 and grandmother to 7.
I love to knit, smock, sew, etc., but my favorite hobby of the moment is traditional rug hooking. This is a sample of what I do.? It's called "November".? I dyed most of the wool myself. It is made from wool flannel, cut into strips a little less than 1/4" and then worked into a linen backing. This is my 3rd rug.