Chocolate Truffle Cake

Since Ben is getting things for High Adventure and taking Russell with him, I decided I could use Meghan's nap time to put up some recipes.

I made this for Valentine's Day this year.

Ingredients
For Cake:
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 pound bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
7 eggs
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar

For Glaze:
1 cup heavy cream
8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped

For Garnish:
8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1/2 pint fresh raspberries
Confectioner's sugar for dusting


1. For cake: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter a 9 inch springform pan. Line bottom with waxed paper or parchment; grease paper.
2. In a small bowl, sift flour, baking powder and salt. Melt chocolate and butter in top of a double boiler set over barely simmering water; stir until smooth. Set aside to cool.
3 In a large bowl, with a mixer on high speed, beat eggs for 2 minutes. Beat in sugar until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in chocolate and flour mixtures. Spoon into prepared pan. Bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
4. Cool cake in pan on a wire rack for 45 minutes. Remove cake from pan; peel off paper. Cool.
5. For Glaze: Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt chocolate with cream over medium heat, stirring until smooth. Set aside for 15 minutes. Pour over cake. Transfer to a serving plate.
6. For garnish: Melt chocolate in top of a double boiler. Spread thinly on a baking sheet. Let stand until chocolate is nearly firm and reaches room temperature, 15 to 20 minutes. Using a spatula knife, scrape chocolate into loose thick curls. Let harden completely.
7. Using toothpicks to lift, arrange curls on cake. Garnish with raspberries. Place confectioners' sugar in a strainer, tap to top, dusting lightly.

This was a big disappointment. It was expensive (2 pounds of chocolate, cream and raspberries out of season!) and involved way to much effort. And, it didn't turn out anything like the picture. The cake was really dry and crumbly.

Big Chubb ended up soaking it in milk and then eating it. If you feel like spending a bunch of money and trying it go for it.