18 oz Bittersweet chocolate 1 c Heavy cream
— cut-up 2 tb Powdered sugar
2 Unsalted butter (8 oz) 1/4 c Sour cream
6 Eggs 1 ts Vanilla extract
2 tb Instant expresso coffee 1 c Pecan halves; toasted
-powder
Recipe by: 365 Great Chocolate Desserts – ISBN 0-06-016537-5
Preparation Time: 0:35
1. Preheat oven to 425F. Grease one 9-inch round cake pan. Line
bottom with a round of parchment or wax paper.
2. In a 2-qt glass bowl, combine 16 ozs. chocolate and the cutter.
Heat in a microwave oven on High 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 mins, stirring once
or twice, until melted and smmoth.
3. In a large bowl, beat eggs with an electric mixer on high speed
until slightly thickened and lemon colored, 5 to 7 mins. Fold 1/3 of
eggs into chocolate mixture. Fold in remaining eggs until well
blended. Fold in expresso powder.
4. Turn batter into prepared pan. Set in another larger pan and add
water to reach 1/3 way up side of cake pan. Bake 5 mins. Cover pan
with foil. Bake 10 mins longer. remove cake pan from water bath,
uncover, and let cake cool on a rack 45 mins. Refrigerate at least 6
hours or overnight. With a sharp knife, loosen sides of cake from
pan. Turn out onto a serving plate.
5. An hour or so before serving, in a medium bowl, beat together heavy
cream and powdered sugar with an electric mixer on high speed until
soft peaks form. Add sour cream and vanilla and beat until well mixed
and peaks hold their shape. Spread over top and sides of cooled
cake.. Arrange pecans around edge of cake. Melt remaining 2 ozs.
chocolate and drizzle with a fork over top of cake in a decorative
pattern. Refrigerate until serving time.
NOTES: From the Border Grill in Santa Monica, CA.
Yields
10 servings