Chocolate Truffle Cake | Saveur

Chocolate Truffle Cake | Saveur

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This cake uses chocolate four ways: ganache (chocolate cream frosting), chocolate cake layers, shavings, and cocoa.

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Ingredients

  • For the Cake
  • 11 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 1⁄2 cups flour
  • 6 oz. semisweet chocolate, preferably 54%, chopped
  • 1⁄2 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 7 eggs, separated
  • 1⁄2 tsp. salt
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1⁄2 cup dark rum
  • For the Ganache
  • 24 oz. semisweet chocolate, preferably 54%, roughly chopped
  • 3 cups heavy cream
  • Chocolate shavings
  • Cocoa powder, for dusting

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