Chocolate Ganache Cake with Bay Leaf Sauce - Recipe #1825 - Foodgeeks

Ingredients

• 7 oz. bittersweet chocolate
• 7 tbsp. soft butter
• 6 eggs, separated
• 6 tbsp. slivered almonds, finely ground with food processor
• 6 tbsp. cake flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 12 oz. chocolate bar, cut in 12 1-inch square pieces
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 vanilla bean
• 4 fresh bay leaves or
• 1 dried bay leaf
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 cup bay leaf sauce
• 4 oz. quality chocolate, chopped
• Whipped cream