chocolate cake with ganache and praline topping

Desciption

i found this one in bon appetit's july '09 issue and i'm posting it for my friend chef #1072593 cause she loves these praline cakes so much. she's got me dying to make one but i haven't gotten to it yet. so this one's for chef #1072593 note: prep time is cooling time.

Steps

To make the cake:
Preheat oven to 350
Spray a 9 inch cake pan with non-stick spray
Line with parchment paper
Spray parchment
Dust with flour
Tapping out any excess
Place butter and cocoa powder in medium bowl
Pour 1 / 2 cup boiling water over
Stir
Let stand 2 minutes
Whisk until blended
Whisk flour
Sugar
Baking soda
And coarse salt in another medium bowl
Whisk buttermilk
Egg
And vanilla in another large bowl
Gradually whisk cocoa mixture into buttermilk mixture
Whisk until smooth
Add flour mixture in 3 additions
Whisking to blend between additions
Pour batter into prepared pan
Bake cake until tester inserted in center comes out clean
About 30 minutes
Cool in pan 10 minutes
Run knife around pan edges to release cake
Invert onto rack
Remove pan and parchment
Cool completely
To make the ganache:
Place chocolate and cream in microwave-safe bowl
Heat in microwave in 15 second intervals
Stirring occasionally
Until melted and smooth
Stir in butter
Let stand until spreadable
About 30 minutes
Spread over top and sides of cake
Chill 2 hours or up to 1 day
To make the praline:
Stir first 3 ingredients in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat until butter melts
Boil 1 minute without stirring
Remove from heat
Whisk in sugar and vanilla
Add pecans
Stir just to incorporate
Quickly pour praline mixture over cake
Spread just to edges
Can be made a day ahead
Cover with cake dome and store at room temperature

Step 41

Total Time in Minute 32

Ingredients Count 16

cooking chocolate cake with ganache and praline topping

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Ingredients

Cooking spray

Unsalted butter

Unsweetened cocoa powder

Boiling water

Flour

Sugar

Baking soda

Kosher salt

Buttermilk

Egg

Vanilla extract

Semi-sweet chocolate chips

Heavy whipping cream

Dark brown sugar

Powdered sugar

Pecans

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