Country Club Chocolate Cake
Ingredients:…
1 pound best quality semi-sweet dark chocolate
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
8 eggs, room temperature
Whole strawberries, for garnish
2 cups sweetened whipped cream
Method:
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Grease a springform pan and reinforce outside with foil to ensure a tight seal.
Combine chocolate and butter in a glass bowl. Melt in microwave for 1 minute at a time until smooth. Stir after each minute.
Using an electric mixer, beat eggs in a large bowl for 5 minutes, or until doubled in volume. Stir one-third of the eggs into the chocolate to lighten it. Then add the chocolate mixture back to the remaining eggs and gently fold until well combined and the batter becomes chocolate colored.
Pour batter into the prepared springform pan. Create a bain marie (water bath) by setting the cake pan inside a large roasting pan.
Place both on the pulled out middle oven rack. Pour boiling water into the roaster to come about halfway up the side of the springform pan. Bake at 325 degrees F for 40 minutes. Cake should be firm to the touch without cracking.
Remove from oven and cool on a cooling rack, then refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Remove the sides of the springform pan and place the cake on a cake platter. Decorate with whole strawberries. To serve, slice cake into wedges and place on individual dessert plates. Pass with a beautiful large bowl filled with whipped cream.
Serves 8 to 10
Tested in the THASC kitchen. Photo by THASC.
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