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Equipment
Ingrediënten
CAKE
- 1⅔ cups semisweet chocolate chunks
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 4 eggs separated
- ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
CHOCOLATE SAUCE
- ⅓ cup semisweet chocolate chunks
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- ¼ cup evaporated fat-free milk from 5-oz can
- ½ teaspoon butter
SWEETENED WHIPPED CREAM
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- Crushed hard peppermint candies if desired
Instructies
- Heat oven to 325°F.
- Grease bottom and side of 9-inch springform pan with shortening.
- In 2-quart saucepan, heat 1 cup of the chocolate chunks and ½ cup butter over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until melted.
- Cool 5 minutes.
- Stir in flour until smooth.
- Stir in egg yolks until well blended.
- In large bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar with electric mixer on high speed until foamy.
- Beat in ½ cup granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, until soft peaks form.
- Fold about one-fourth of the egg whites in bowl into chocolate mixture; fold that mixture into egg whites.
- Spread in pan.
- Sprinkle remaining ⅔ cup chocolate chunks evenly over top.
- Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean (top will appear dry and cracked).
- Cool 10 minutes.
- Remove side of pan; leave cake on pan bottom.
- Cool completely on cooling rack, about 1 hour.
- Just before serving, in 1-quart saucepan, heat ⅓ cup chocolate chunks, 3 tablespoons granulated sugar and the milk over medium heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate is melted and mixture boils.
- Remove from heat; stir in ½ teaspoon butter.
- In chilled small bowl, beat whipping cream, powdered sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form.
- Drizzle cake slices with chocolate sauce.
- Serve with whipped cream.
- Sprinkle with candies.
Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:
Kitchen Secrets
Milk chocolate–coated toffee bits, or chopped chocolate-covered English toffee candy bars, can be used in place of the peppermint candies.Nutritional Information
Calories: 390 kcal