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CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKE

THIS MAKES A BEAUTIFUL BIRTHDAY CAKE.

8-10 servings.

INGREDIENTS:

Chocolate cake

4.6oz (130g) LINDT Bittersweet Dark Chocolate, chopped

1 cup + tablespoon (120g) butter, softened to room temperature

cup (40g) powdered sugar

Pinch of salt

6 eggs, separated

cup + 2 tablespoons (180g) sugar

cup + 2 tablespoons (130g) flour, sifted

Chocolate butter cream frosting16oz (450g) LINDT Bittersweet Dark Chocolate, chopped

cup (35g) of cocoa powder

6 tablespoons of orange juice or liquor (Kahlua, rum, cognac)

cup (50g) powdered sugar

1 cups (340g) butter, softened to room temperature

METHOD:

Chocolate cake

Preheat oven to 350F/180C.

Melt chocolate over a water bath or in the microwave and set aside.

Cream butter, powdered sugar and salt.

Add the egg yolks one at a time to the butter mixture.

Add the melted chocolate.

Whip the egg whites, gradually adding the sugar and beating until stiff.

Carefully fold of the egg whites into the chocolate mixture.

Fold in the remaining egg whites and sifted flour.

Pour batter into one greased and lined springform (9-inch / 23cm) and

bake approx. 40 minutes at 350F/180C. Baking time will decrease if

using two cake pans (8-inch / 20cm). Check at 30 minutes. Cakes are

done when a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.

Chocolate butter cream frosting

Melt chocolate over a water bath or in the microwave. Set aside to cool to

room temperature.

Combine the cocoa powder and liquid to make a smooth paste, and set

aside.

Beat powdered sugar and butter until light and fluffy.

Add the melted chocolate and beat until smooth.

Add the cocoa paste and beat until smooth.

If using a springform

pan you can also cut

the cake in thirds.

For extra moistness

make a simple syrup

of 1 part water, 1 part

sugar. Boil until the

sugar dissolves. Add a

tablespoon of Grand

Marnier or Amaretto

(optional). Brush the

syrup on the layers

before filling and

frosting.

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ASSEMBLY:

Turn cake layers upside down to ensure a flat surface (or cut a single cake

in half). Trim the bottom if necessary to ensure evenness.

Spread frosting on bottom layer. Top with second layer.

Spread frosting on top and sides of cake.

From LINDTs Matre Chocolatiers Hans Geller, Hans Mazenauer and Ann Czaja.