Chocolate, Chocolate Cake

Recipe Courtesy of Emeril Lagasse

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Level:
Easy
Yield:
16 servings

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Ingredients

1 pound bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1 pound butter
2 tablespoons Grand Marnier
11 eggs yolks
1 3/4 cups sugar
11 egg whites, beaten until stiff
2 cups warm white chocolate sauce

Directions

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Butter and flour a 12-inch springform pan. In a double boiler, over medium heat, melt the chocolate and butter together. Stir in the Grand Marnier. Remove from the heat and cool to room temperature. In an electric mixer, on medium speed,beat the egg yolks until pale yellow and ribbon like, about 6 to 8 minutes. During the last 2 minutes, add the sugar in a steady stream. With the machine running slowly add the chocolate mixture and blend until all of the chocolate is incorporated. Fold in the stiff each whites. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Place the pan on the rack, in the center of the oven. Bake the cake for about 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until the center of the cake comes out clean with a toothpick. Remove the cake from the oven and place on a wire rack. Cool the cake for 15 minutes. Remove the sides of the pan and cool completely. Invert the cake onto a serving plate. The cake can be served warm or can be placed in the refrigerator and chilled. Slice the cake into 16 slices and serve the cake with the white chocolate sauce, whipped cream and mint.

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recipe Chocolate, Chocolate Cake
Jared Blacksburg, VA 07-04-2008
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Needs more chocolate
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I prepared this recipe in a 9" pan because I do not own a 12" one. I also substituted semi sweet for the bitter sweet after... reading reviews of this and other flourless cakes. It took about 75 minutes to finish cooking and looked great when I took it out. It is very dense, moist, and chewy, almost a cross between brownies and cake. You should not expect traditional cake texture with this recipe. I simply melted some white chocolate and drizzled it over the cake, but next time I will likely make a rasberry sauce. I felt that it did not have quite enough chocolate flavor to it and would likely add more chocolate the next time I bake it. This was my first flourless cake, and I think it is something I will try again.Read more
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Anonymous 06-03-2007
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Excellent
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Easy to make. I could not get enough of this very rich cake! It was excellent.
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Anonymous 08-09-2006
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grate
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

this is good
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MICHELLE Laguna Hills, CA 08-01-2006
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Excellent
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this cake for father's day. Everyone loved it. I made a white chocolate frosting. It was fantastic.
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Anonymous 09-03-2005
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chocolate
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

it taste so great
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Anonymous 08-21-2005
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Excellent
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This cake is dense and not overly sweet. Received rave reviews from everyone who ate it. I agree with Heywood's comments... re: difficulty. Because of transportation and timing, I kept the sunken side up and merely dusted it with confectioners sugar and everyone thought the cake presented beautifully.Read more