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chocolate raspberry layer cake with chocolate ganache frosting Recipe

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chocolate raspberry layer cake with chocolate ganache frosting
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Ingredients

  • 3 ounces fine-quality semisweet chocolate
  • 1 1/2 cups hot brewed coffee (I used espresso)
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch process)
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
  • 3 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 cups well-shaken buttermilk
  • 3/4 teaspoon vanilla
  • For ganache frosting
  • 1/2 pound fine-quality semisweet chocolate
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoons light corn syrup
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • Special equipment: two 10- by 2-inch round cake pans (I used two 9 inch - I baked it a few minutes longer)
  • 2 10-ounce bag frozen raspberries, thawed
  • 1/2 cup sugar - i was a bit on the shy side when i measure it
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • vanilla pound cake

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  • posy beer
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    posy beer
    January 8, 2011


    This is one beautiful cake. I made it for Xmas and Wow everyone loved it. I cheated and used Duncan Hines Chocolate cake mix but used the frosting here. Definitely the raspberries around the edge of the cake... smashing.

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