chocolate bourbon pecan cake paula deen

Desciption

couldn't resist this one when i saw it! chocolate, bourbon, pecans...wow!

Steps

Preheat oven to 325f
Grease and flour a 9-inch springform pan
Melt the chocolate and butter in a small bowl over a double boiler
Remove from heat
And set pot aside leaving the bowl on top of pot
Whisk egg yolks and 1 / 2 of the sugar in a metal mixing bowl
Place bowl over slightly simmering water
And whisk until yolks reach 140f
Remove bowl from heat and beat egg and sugar mixture with an electric mixer to a ribbon stage
Add the bourbon to the chocolate mixture
Then fold the yolk and sugar mixture into the chocolate mixture
Mix flour with pecans and fold into chocolate mixture
Using an electric mixer
Beat egg whites and the remaining sugar to form soft peaks
Then fold into chocolate mixture
Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 20 to 25 minutes
Allow cake to cool in pan and then place in the freezer for at least 2 hours
"once its frozen
Remove sides of springform pan"
Invert cake onto a wire rack and remove bottom of springform pan
Prepare ganache by bringing heavy cream to a boil and pouring cream over chocolate chips in a bowl
Whisk until completely smooth
Set wire rack with cake on top of sheetpan
Pour warm lukewarm ganache over cake
Coating cake completely
Recoating if necessary
Gently jiggle wire rack to help drain excess ganache
Remove cake from wire rack with spatula and place on a serving plate

Step 20

Total Time in Minute 65

Ingredients Count 9

cooking chocolate bourbon pecan cake paula deen

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Ingredients

Semi-sweet chocolate baking squares

Butter

Eggs

Sugar

Bourbon

Flour

Pecans

Heavy cream

Semi-sweet chocolate chips

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