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Seven Layer Cake




Source of Recipe


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List of Ingredients



• Basic Vanilla Cake:
  
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
  
• Pinch of salt
  
• 4 eggs
  
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  
• Scraping from 1 vanilla bean
  
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  
• Ganache Filling:
  
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  
• 1 teaspoon quality cocoa powder
  
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
  
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
  
• 3 cups dark chocolate, chopped
  






Instructions



1. Place oven rack in center of oven and preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
   
2. Sift flour and salt into bowl and set aside.
   
   
3. Using an electric mixer, combine eggs and sugar. Beat at medium speed 5-6 minutes until a ribbon forms when you remove whip from batter. Whisk in vanilla bean scraping.
   
4. Gently fold flour mixture into egg mixture 1/3 at a time. Gently fold in melted butter and pour into greased and floured 8-inch round cake pan.
   
5. Gently fold flour mixture into egg mixture 1/3 at a time. Gently fold in melted butter and pour into greased and floured 8-inch round cake pan.
   
6. When cake is cool, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for a few days to allow cake to become stale.
   
7. In a large saucepan, bring cream to a boil. Remove cream from heat. Add cocoa powder, corn syrup and butter. Whisk mixture until butter has melted. Add 1/3 of the chocolate and whisk until melted. Continue to add and whisk the chocolate until it has all dissolved.
   
8. Remove vanilla cake from refrigerator. Slice into six or seven even layers. Spread each layer with ganache. Once all layers have been covered, return cake to refrigerator to re-chill.
   
9. Once cake is thoroughly chilled, place it on a wire cooling rack with clean baking tray underneath. Starting with center of cake, pour remaining ganache over cake, allowing ganache to drip down all sides of cake. Remove cake from cooling rack and chill until ganache sets.
   
   






Final Comments


Makes 1 (8-inch) layer cake