Chocolate layer cake with chocolate glaze
12 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1½ | cup | Milk; (do not use lowfat or nonfat) |
| ½ | cup | Sugar |
| 3½ | tablespoon | Cornstarch |
| 5 | larges | Egg yolks |
| 6 | ounces | Milk chocolate; chopped |
| 1 | tablespoon | Butter |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla extract |
| 1½ | cup | Sugar |
| 1⅓ | cup | All purpose flour |
| ⅔ | cup | Unsweetened cocoa powder |
| 1 | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| ½ | teaspoon | Baking powder |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ¾ | cup | Strong fresh-brewed coffee |
| ¾ | cup | Buttermilk |
| 6 | tablespoons | Vegetable oil |
| 2 | larges | Eggs; beaten to blend |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla extract |
| 1½ | cup | Whipping cream |
| 12 | ounces | Bittersweet; (not unsweetened) or semi-sweet chocolate, chopped |
| 2 | tablespoons | Light corn syrup |
| 3 | Chocolate Lasagna | |
Directions
FILLING
CAKE
CHOCOLATE GLAZE
For Filling: Bring milk to simmer in heavy medium saucepan. Remove from heat. Combine sugar and cornstarch in large bowl. Beat egg yolks into sugar mixture. Gradually whisk hot milk into yolk mixture. Return mixture to saucepan. Whisk over medium heat until mixture boils and thickens, about 1 minute. Remove from heat; add chocolate, butter and vanilla and whisk until mixture is smooth. Transfer filling to medium bowl. Cool, stirring occasionally. Gently press plastic wrap directly onto surface of filling; cover and chill until cold, at least 3 hours.
For Cake: Preheat oven to 325øF. Butter 17¼ x 11 ½ x 1 inch jelly roll pan. Line pan with parchment paper. Sift first 6 ingredients into large bowl. Whisk coffee, buttermilk, oil, eggs and vanilla in medium bowl. Add liquid ingredients to dry ingredients; mix just until combined. Transfer batter to prepared pan, spreading evenly. Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool cake completely in pan on rack. Using small knife, cut around edges of pan. Turn cake out onto work surface. Peel off parchment. Trim tough edges. Cut cake crosswise into 5 x 10 ½ inch pieces.
(Filling and cake can be made ahead. Keep filling refrigerated up to 2 days. Wrap cake layers in plastic and refrigerate up to 1 day.) For Glaze: Bring cream to simmer in large saucepan over low heat. Add chocolate; whisk until smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in corn syrup. Cool glaze until barely lukewarm.
Place 1 cake layer on platter. Spread half of filling over top. Top with second cake layer. Spread remaining filling over. Top with third cake layer. Pour lukewarm glaze over top and sides of cake, covering completely.
Smooth sides with spatula. Refrigerate 2 hours. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead; cover and keep refrigerated.) Printed in Bon Appetit April 1998 Typed and Busted by Carriej999@... 4/98 Recipe by: Dahlia Lounge - Seattle Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Carriej999 <Carriej999@...> on Apr 3, 1998