Recipe by Abi Radcliffe

Decadent Chocolate Cake

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Parve Parve
Easy Easy
16 Servings
Allergens
2 Hours, 30 Minutes
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Ingredients

Cake

  • 1 cup cocoa powder

  • 7 and 1/2 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped

  • 1 cup boiling water

  • 2 and 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

  • 1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

  • 1 and 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt

  • 20 tablespoons (2 and 1/2 sticks) unsalted margarine

  • 2 and 1/2 cups firmly packed light brown sugar

  • 5 eggs, lightly beaten

  • 4 teaspoons vanilla extract

  • 1 and 1/2 cups mayonnaise

  • 1 and 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Ganache

  • 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped

  • 2 tablespoons unsalted margarine

  • 1/2 cup nutriwhip (unwhipped)

Directions

1.

Have all the ingredients at room temperature. Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a bundt cake pan.

2.

To make the cake, in a bowl, combine the 1 cup cocoa powder and the chocolate. Add the boiling water and whisk until the chocolate melts and the mixture is smooth and blended. Set aside.

3.

Over a sheet of parchment, sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

4.

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the flat beater, beat the margarine on medium speed until smooth and creamy, 30 to 45 seconds. Reduce the speed to low, add the brown sugar and beat until blended. Increase the speed to medium and continue beating until the mixture is light and fluffy, about five minutes, stopping the mixer occasionally to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the eggs one at a time, beating until incorporated before adding more and stopping the mixer occasionally to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Beat in the vanilla until incorporated, about 1 minute. Reduce the speed to low and add the flour mixture in three additions, alternating with the mayonnaise and beginning and ending with the flour, beating just until blended and no lumps of flour remain. Slowly pour in the chocolate-cocoa mixture and beat until no white streaks are visible, stopping the mixer occasionally to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold in the chocolate chips.

5.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan, spreading the batter so the sides are about one inch higher than the center. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out with only a few moist crumbs attached to it, 60 to 65 minutes. Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let the cake cool upright in the pan for 15 minutes. Invert the pan onto the rack and lift off the pan. Let the cake cool completely, at least one hour.

6.

Meanwhile make the ganache: In a heatproof bowl, combine the chocolate and margarine. In a small saucepan over medium-high heat, bring the whip just to a boil. Immediately pour the whip over the chocolate and margarine. Whisk until the mixture is smooth.

7.

Pour the ganache over the top of the cake, allowing the ganache to drip down the sides. Let the cake stand until the ganache is set, at least 15 minutes.

Decadent Chocolate Cake

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