chocolate blackout cake

Desciption

(mean chef adoptee) i have tried many versions of the famous new york blackout cake. after many trials i have settled on this one by wayne harley brachman - retro desserts. it is awsome. source: "retro desserts". use recipe #37844 for icing. adopted 9/06

Steps

For the pudding: melt chocolate and butter in bowl over simmering water
In medium bowl
Whisk cornstarch
Cocoa
And 1 / 4 cup of the sugar into 1 / 2 cup of the milk
Then whisk in eggs and yolks
In saucepan bring 2 cups of milk and 1 / 4 cup of sugar just to a simmer
Temper with egg mixture
Return all to pan and whisk constantly until bubbles boil up for 3 seconds
Remove from heat and strain
Thoroughly mix in melted chocolate
Cover surface with plastic
Cool for 1 hour then refrigerate
For the cake: preheat oven to 350
Spray and line with parchment 1 8-inch cake pan
Tripple sift together: flour
Cocoa
Baking soda
Baking powder and salt
Cream butter and sugar
Add eggs one at a time until incorporated
Beat until light and fluffy- 6 minutes mix liquid ingredients together
Alternately beat in wet and dry ingredients
Pour into cake pan
Bake until tests done
About 30-40 minutes
Cool
Make ganache
Let sit until spreadable
Turn cake out of pan
Trim top to flatten and slice into 3 layers
Toast scraps on sheetpan for 5 minutes
Cool and process coarsley in food processor
Spread pudding between layers
Frost with ganache and coat sides with crumbs

Step 26

Total Time in Minute 80

Ingredients Count 17

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Ingredients

Cake flour

Unsweetened cocoa powder

Baking soda

Baking powder

Salt

Unsalted butter

Sugar

Eggs

Buttermilk

Vanilla

Brewed coffee

Ganache

Bittersweet chocolate

Cornstarch

Milk

Egg

Egg yolks

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