Easy Chocolate Cake - Jacques Torres
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
12
ingredients
- nonstick vegetable cooking spray
- 6 1⁄2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
- 6 ounces bittersweet chocolate or 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
- 1⁄2 cup water, plus
- 2 tablespoons water
- 3⁄4 cup unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch cubes, softened
- 6 large eggs
- unsweetened cocoa powder
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Tightly wrap outside of 10-inch diameter springform pan with 3 sheets of heavy-duty foil. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper. Spray inside of pan with nonstick spray.
- Combine both chocolates in double boiler over simmering water. Stir until just melted. Remove from over water.
- Bring 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup plus 2 T water to boil in saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves and syrup forms. Gradually whisk hot syrup into into melted chocolate (mixture may look curdled). Add butter; whisk to blend.
- Using electric mixer, beat eggs and 1/2 cup sugar in bowl to blend well, about 2 minutes. Using rubber spatula, gently fold egg mixture into warm chocolate mixture. Transfer batter to prepared pan (batter will come halfway up sides).
- Place cake pan in large roasting pan. Pour enough hot water into roasting pan to come 1 inch up sides of cake pan.
- Bake cake until wooden skewer inserted into center comes out with moist crumbs attached, about 50 minutes. Remove cake pan from water. Remove foil; cool completely on rack.
- Cut around cake sides to loosen. Remove pan sides. Transfer cake to platter. Dust with cocoa powder and serve.
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