La Bete Noire

Name: La Bete Noire
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 9 Tbsps (1 stick plus 1 tablespoon) unsalted butter, diced; 6 larges eggs; 237 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 16 servings Lightly sweetened whipped cream; 227 grams bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped; 177 milliliters sugar; 237 milliliters water

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give La Bete Noire a try. This recipe makes 16 servings with 301 calories, 4g of protein, and 24g of fat each. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up butter, eggs, heavy whipping cream, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 10-inch-diameter springform pan. Line bottom of pan with parchment round; butter parchment. Wrap 3 layers of heavy-duty foil around outside of pan, bringing foil to top of rim.

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Wrap

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Combine 1 cup water and sugar in small saucepan. Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Simmer 5 minutes.

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Sugar

Water

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Remove from heat.

Melt butter in large saucepan over low heat.

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Butter

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Add chocolate and whisk until smooth.

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Chocolate

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Whisk

Whisk sugar syrup into chocolate; cool slightly.

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Simple Syrup

Chocolate

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Whisk

Add eggs to chocolate mixture and whisk until well blended.

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Chocolate

Egg

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Whisk

Pour batter into prepared pan.

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Place cake pan in large roasting pan.

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Cake Form

Add enough hot water to roasting pan to come halfway up sides of cake pan.

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Water

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Cake Form

Bake cake until center no longer moves when pan is gently shaken, about 50 minutes.

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Remove from water bath; transfer to rack. Cool completely in pan.

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Water

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Bring whipping cream to simmer in small saucepan over medium heat.

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Whipping Cream

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Remove from heat.

Add chocolate and whisk until smooth.

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Chocolate

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Pour over top of cake still in pan. Gently shake pan to distribute ganache evenly over top of cake. Refrigerate cake in pan until ganache is set, about 2 hours. DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and keep refrigerated.

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Shake