Chocolate-Honey Dome Cake with Chocolate-Honey Glaze
You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Chocolate-Honey Dome Cake with Chocolate-Honey Glaze a try. This recipe makes 12 servings with 624 calories, 8g of protein, and 41g of fat each. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 1 person found this recipe to be yummy and satisfying. Head to the store and pick up buttermilk, cream, bittersweet chocolate, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch-diameter cake pan with 2-inch-high sides with nonstick spray. Line bottom with parchment round.
Whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in medium bowl.
Whisk sugar, honey, eggs, and vanilla in large bowl to blend.
Whisk in oil, then half of dry ingredients.
Whisk in buttermilk, then remaining dry ingredients.
Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 55 minutes (cake will dome). Cool 10 minutes. Invert onto rack; remove parchment. Turn over; cool cake completely on rack. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.
Cut cake in half horizontally.
Place bottom half of cake on cardboard round, tart pan bottom, or springform pan bottom.
Place 1 tablespoon water in small bowl.
Let stand 10 minutes to soften gelatin. Bring 1/4 cup cream to boil in small saucepan.
Remove from heat and stir in gelatin mixture. Cool to room temperature, stirring often, about 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, using electric mixer, beat remaining 1 cup cream, sour cream, and honey in medium bowl until peaks form. Beat gelatin mixture, then grated chocolate into whipped cream mixture. Immediately spread filling over bottom half of cake, leaving 1/2-inch border at edges.
Place top half of cake atop filling, pressing gently to spread filling just to edge of cake. Cover and chill cake overnight.
Place chocolate in large measuring cup. Bring cream and honey to boil in heavy small saucepan, stirring to blend.
Pour hot cream mixture over chocolate in cup; stir until smooth.
Place rack on rimmed baking sheet.
Pour glaze over cake, allowing glaze to drip down sides. Use spatula to spread glaze over sides. Pat nuts onto sides of cake. Chill 1 hour to set glaze. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep refrigerated.