Triple-Chocolate Cake

Triple-Chocolate Cake
Triple-Chocolate Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe makes 16 servings with 307 calories, 4g of protein, and 12g of fat each. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have milk, cornstarch, cocoa, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 25 minutes.

Instructions

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Preheat oven to 35
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To prepare cake, combine 1 cup boiling water and 1/2 cup cocoa.
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Add 2 ounces bittersweet chocolate; stir until smooth. Cool to room temperature. Coat 2 (8-inch) round metal cake pans with cooking spray; line bottoms of pans with wax paper. Coat wax paper with cooking spray; dust pans with remaining 1 tablespoon cocoa.
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Place 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar, 6 tablespoons butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed 1 minute.
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Add egg whites, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
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Add sour cream; beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
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Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a bowl, stirring with a whisk.
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Add flour mixture and cocoa mixture alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture; beat just until combined.
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Divide batter evenly between the prepared pans.
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Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs clinging. Cool 10 minutes in pans on wire racks.
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Remove from pans; cool on wire racks. Discard wax paper.
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To prepare filling, combine 1/3 cup milk and the next 3 ingredients (through dash of salt) in a saucepan over medium-low heat; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook 1 minute or until thick, stirring constantly.
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Remove from heat.
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Add milk chocolate, stirring until smooth.
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Pour into bowl. Cover and chill. Uncover; fold in whipped topping.
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To prepare glaze, combine powdered sugar and remaining ingredients in a saucepan over low heat. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
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Place 1 cake layer on a plate.
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Spread filling over cake, leaving a 1/4-inch border. Top with remaining layer.
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Drizzle glaze over top of cake, spreading it out over edges.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In1 h, 25 m.
Servings16
Health Score1
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