Chocolate Layer Cake With Chocolate Glaze Recipe - Cooking Index
Chocolate Layer Cake With Chocolate Glaze Recipe - Cooking Index
| Filling | ||
| 1 1/2 cups | 355ml | Milk (do not use low-fat or nonfat) |
| 1/2 cup | 99g / 3.5oz | Sugar |
| 3 1/2 tablespoons | 52ml | Cornstarch |
| 5 tablespoons | 75ml | Egg yolks (large) |
| 6 oz | 170g | Milk chocolate - chopped |
| 1 tablespoon | 15ml | Butter |
| 1 teaspoon | 5ml | Vanilla extract |
| Cake | ||
| 1 1/2 cups | 297g / 10oz | Sugar |
| 1 1/3 cups | 83g / 2.9oz | All-purpose flour |
| 2/3 cup | 73g / 2.6oz | Unsweetened cocoa powder |
| 1 teaspoon | 5ml | Baking soda |
| 1/2 teaspoon | 2.5ml | Baking powder |
| 1/4 teaspoon | 1.3ml | Salt |
| 3/4 cup | 177ml | Strong fresh-brewed coffee |
| 3/4 cup | 177ml | Buttermilk |
| 6 tablespoons | 90ml | Vegetable oil |
| 2 tablespoons | 30ml | Eggs - beaten to blend (large) |
| 1 teaspoon | 5ml | Vanilla extract |
| Chocolate Glaze II - (see recipe) |
For Filling: Bring milk to simmer in heavy medium saucepan. Remove from heat. Combine sugar and cornstarch in large bowl. Beat egg yolks into sugar mixture. Gradually whisk hot milk into yolk mixture. Return mixture to saucepan. Whisk over medium heat until mixture boils and thickens, about 1 minute. Remove from heat; add chocolate, butter and vanilla and whisk until mixture is smooth. Transfer filling to medium bowl. Cool, stirring occasionally. Gently press plastic wrap directly onto surface of filling; cover and chill until cold, at least 3 hours.
For Cake: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter 17 1/4- by 11 1/2- by 1-inch jelly roll pan. Line pan with parchment paper.
Sift first 6 ingredients into large bowl. Whisk coffee, buttermilk, oil, eggs and vanilla in medium bowl. Add liquid ingredients to dry ingredients; mix just until combined. Transfer batter to prepared pan, spreading evenly.
Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool cake completely in pan on rack. Using small knife, cut around edges of pan. Turn cake out onto work surface. Peel off parchment. Trim tough edges. Cut cake crosswise into three 5- by 10 1/2-inch pieces. (Filling and cake can be made ahead. Keep filling refrigerated up to 2 days. Wrap cake layers in plastic and refrigerate up to 1 day.)
Place 1 cake layer on platter. Spread half of filling over top. Top with second cake layer. Spread remaining filling over. Top with third cake layer. Pour lukewarm Chocolate Glaze over top and sides of cake, covering completely. Smooth sides with spatula. Refrigerate 2 hours. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead; cover and keep refrigerated.)
This recipe yields 1 cake.
Source:
Bon Appetit, April 1998
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