Triple-Chocolate Cake with Chocolate-Peppermint Filling

Name: Triple-Chocolate Cake with Chocolate-Peppermint Filling
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters sifted all purpose flour; 0 teaspoons baking powder; 0 teaspoons baking soda; 118 milliliters buttermilk; 1 Tbsp light corn syrup; 79 milliliters (packed) dark brown sugar; 3 larges eggs; 1 leave Fresh mint; 227 grams imported milk chocolate (such as Lindt), finely chopped; 12 whole red-and-white-striped hard peppermint candies, chopped; 1 teaspoons peppermint extract; 1 teaspoons peppermint extract; 1 teaspoons salt; 227 grams bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped; 355 milliliters miniature semisweet chocolate chips; 237 milliliters sugar; 118 milliliters (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces; 177 milliliters (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature; 79 milliliters unsweetened cocoa powder; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 118 milliliters whipping cream

One portion of this dish contains approximately 7g of protein, 47g of fat, and a total of 726 calories. This recipe serves 12. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up imported milk chocolate, peppermint extract, buttermilk, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Place chocolate in medium bowl. Bring cream and corn syrup to simmer in small saucepan.

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Corn Syrup

Chocolate

Cream

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Pour hot mixture over chocolate; add extract and let stand 1 minute.

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Chocolate

Extract

Whisk until mixture is smooth.

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Whisk

Let filling stand at room temperature while cake is baking and cooling.

Position rack in lowest third of oven and preheat to 350F. Butter 9-inch-diameter cake pan with 2-inch-high sides. Line bottom with parchment paper. Butter parchment. Dust pan with flour.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Oven

Whisk first 5 ingredients in medium bowl to blend. Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in both sugars, then vanilla.

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Vanilla

Butter

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Whisk

Bowl

Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk in 2 additions each.

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Buttermilk

Egg

Mix in chocolate chips.

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Chocolate Chips

Transfer batter to prepared pan.

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Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour 5 minutes. Cool cake in pan on rack 5 minutes. Turn out cake onto rack. Peel off parchment. Cool completely.

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Using electric mixer, beat filling until fluffy and lightened in color, about 30 seconds. Using serrated knife, cut cake horizontally in half.

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Serrated Knife

Place 1 layer, cut side up, on rack set over baking sheet.

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Spread filling over. Top with second layer, cut side down. Chill filled cake 20 minutes.

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Spread

Stir chocolate, butter, and corn syrup in heavy small saucepan over low heat until melted and smooth.

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Corn Syrup

Chocolate

Butter

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Mix in extract. Cool glaze until just lukewarm but still pourable, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes.

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Glaze

Pour 1/2 cup glaze over center of cake.

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Glaze

Spread over top and sides of cake. Chill until glaze sets, about 15 minutes.

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Glaze

Pour remaining glaze over center of cake, then spread quickly over top and sides. Chill until glaze sets, about 1 hour. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover with cake dome; chill. Before continuing, let stand at room temperature until softened, about 4 hours.)

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Glaze

Sprinkle candies around top edge of cake.

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Candy

Garnish with fresh mint leaves.

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Fresh Mint