Divine Southern Decadence Cake Ala Tuttle

Recipe Ingredients

		For The Crust
2 1/2 cups	365g / 12oz	Fine chocolate wafer crumbs
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Unsalted butter melted and cooled - (1 stick)
7 oz	198g	Sweetened coconut - flaked, toasted
		For The Batter
1/4 cup	49g / 1.7oz	Unsalted butter
3/4 cup	120g / 4.2oz	Light brown sugar - firmly packed
3 cups	594g / 20oz	Eggs (large)
12 oz	340g	Semisweet chocolate - melted, cooled
2 teaspoons	10ml	Instant coffee powder
1 teaspoon	5ml	Frangelico - (hazelnut liqueur)
1/4 cup	15g / 0.5oz	Flour
1 cup	146g / 5.1oz	Unsalted cashews - chopped
		For The Topping
2 cups	474ml	Heavy cream - well chilled
3 oz	85g	Fine quality hazelnut-flavored curled bittersweet chocolate

Recipe Instructions

To Make the Crust:

1. Butter and flour a 10 inch Springform pan.

In a bowl, combine well the wafer crumbs and 1/4 cup of the butter and pat the mixture onto the bottom of the prepared pan.

In another bowl, stir together well the coconut (well cooled) and the remaining 1/4 cup butter and pat the mixture 1 inch up the side of the pan.

To Make the Batter:

1. In a bowl with an electric mixer, cream together the butter and the brown sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy; add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the melted chocolate, instant coffee, and the Frangelico. Stir in the flour and the cashews.

2. Pout the batter into the crust and bake the cake in the middle of a preheated 375F oven for 30 minutes, or until it is set. Let the cake cool completely in the pan on a rack and chill it, covered, overnight. Run a thin knife around the edge of the pan and remove the side of the pan.

To Make the Topping:

In a chilled bowl beat the cream until it just holds stiff peaks, spread the sides and the top of the cake with whipped cream and garnish the cake with the chocolate curls.

Source:
The Big Fat Red Juicy Apple Cook Book

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