Chocolate cake with grand marnier
10 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | ounces | Semi-sweet chocolate, chopped |
| ¾ | cup | Plus 2 tbsp unsalted butter |
| 10 | Egg yolks | |
| 1 | cup | Granulated sugar |
| 1 | tablespoon | Vanilla extract |
| 1 | tablespoon | Grand Marnier (orange liqueur) |
| 1 | teaspoon | Lemon juice |
| 10 | Egg whites | |
| ½ | cup | Granulated sugar |
| Powdered sugar | ||
| 2 | cups | Heavy cream, whipped |
Directions
Chocolate Cake with Grand Marnier Melt chocolate and butter in double boiler. Set aside to cool slightly. Beat yolks and 1 c sugar until smooth; stir in vanilla, Grand Marnier and lemon juice. Blend in chocolate mixture.
Beat egg whites in large mixer bowl until soft peaks form. Gradually add ½ c sugar; beating until stiff peaks form. Stir 1 c of whites into chocolate mixture, then fold in remaining whites.
Pour batter into greased and floured 10 or 12 inch springform pan.
Bake in preheated 250 oven 2½ hours. (That's what is says, two and one-half hours.) Cool completely on rack before removing pan.
Sprinkle cake with powdered sugar. Serve with whipped cream. Serves 10 to 12.