DESSERTS: Double-Chocolate Praline-Fudge Cake
Source of Recipe
Gooseberry Patch
List of Ingredients
- Cake;
- 1 Cup butter
- 1/4 cup baking cocoa
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 c sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Chocolate Ganache:
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup whipping cream
- 1/4 cup butter
- Praline Frosting:
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar; packed
- 1/3 cup whipping cream
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped, toasted pecans
- Garnish: chopped pecans
Instructions
- CAKE:
- Cook first three ingredients in a sauce pan over low heat, stirring constantly until butter melts and mixture is smooth. Remove from heat and cool
- Beat buttermilk, 2 eggs, baking soda and vanilla at med speed until smooth. Add butter mixture to the buttermilk mixture; beating until blended.
- Combine the sugar, flour and salt. Gradually add to the buttermilk mixture, beating til blended. Mixture will be thin
- Coat 3 8" round pans with non stick spray and line with wax paper.
- Pour batter evenly into three pans. Bake @ 350 for 22-25 minutes until set. Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely.
- Spread about 1/2 cup ganache between cake layers. Spread remainder on sides of cake only. NOT ON THE TOP
- Chill the cake 1/2 hour.
- Pour frosting slowly over the top of the cake, spreading to the edges, allowing some to run over the sides.
- Freeze if desired. Thaw at room temperature 4-6 hours. Garnish with pecans if desired.
- Chocolate Ganache:
- Microwave chocolate chips and cream in a glass bowl on mediium power 2-3 minutes, til chips melt.
- Whisk til smooth.
- Cool, whisking often 15-20 minutes until of spreading consistency
- Praline Frosting:
- Bring the 1st three ingredients to a boil in a 2 qt sauce pan. Stir often and boil 1 minute
- Remove from heat and whisk in powdered sugar and vanilla til smooth
- Add toasted pecans; stirring gently 2-5 minutes until it begins to cool and thicken slightly.
- Pour immediatley over the cake.
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