Triple Decker Raspberry Chocolate Cake
Source of Recipe
Azlinda
List of Ingredients
Triple Decker Raspberry Chocolate Cake
1 (10 ounce) package frozen raspberries packed with sugar, thawed
1 (18.25 ounce) box devil's food cake mix with pudding
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs
Chocolate Ganache:
3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
8 ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
1 tablespoon liqueur of your choice (optional)
1 tablespoon Chambord (raspberry liqueur, optional)
1/2 cup fresh raspberries, for garnish (optional)
Recipe
Place a rack in the center of the oven and heat the oven to 350 degrees. Generously grease three 9-inch round cake pans with solid vegetable shortening, then dust with flour. Shake out the excess flour. Set the pans aside.
Strain the raspberries through a fine-mesh sieve if you don't want the seeds in your cake. Place the cake mix, raspberries and their juice, sour cream, oil, and eggs in a large mixing bowl. Blend with an electric mixer on low speed for 1 minute. Stop the machine and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Increase the mixer speed to medium and beat 2 minutes more, scraping down the sides again if needed. The batter should look well blended.
Divide the batter evenly among the prepared pans, smoothing it out with the rubber spatula. Place the pans in the oven side by side, or if your oven is not large enough, place two pans on the center rack and the third pan in the center of the highest rack.
Bake until cakes spring back when lightly pressed with your finger, 25 to 28 minutes. Check the pan on the highest rack first, as it will bake more quickly. Remove the pans from the oven and place them on wire racks to cool for 10 minutes. Run a dinner knife around the edge of each layer and invert each onto a rack, then invert again onto another rack so that the cakes are right side up. Allow to cool completely, 30 minutes more.
Meanwhile, prepare the Chocolate Ganache. Place the cream in a small heavy saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring. Meanwhile, place the chopped chocolate in a large stainless-steel mixing bowl. Remove the cream from the heat, and pour it over the chocolate. Stir with a wooden spoon until the chocolate is melted. Stir in the liqueur if desired.
To use the ganache as a frosting, let it stand for 30 minutes at room temperature, or chill it for 10 minutes, until it has thickened enough to spread with a metal spatula.
Place one cake layer, right side up, on a serving platter. Spread the top with ganache frosting. Place the second layer, right side up, on top of the first layer. Spread the top with ganache. Place the third layer, right side up, on top of the second layer and frost the top and sides of the cake. Work with clean, smooth strokes. Decorate the top attractively with the fresh raspberries, if desired.
Place this cake, uncovered or in a cake saver, in the refrigerator until the frosting sets, 20 minutes. Then cover the cake with wax paper, or place it in a cake saver or under a glass dome, and store in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Or freeze it in a cake saver for up to 6 months. Thaw the cake overnight in the refrigerator before serving.
Serves 16.
Nutrition values per serving: 370 calories, 22 g fat, 42 g carbohydrates, 3 g fiber, 4 g protein, 62 mg cholesterol, 280 mg sodium
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