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Giant Chocolate Cake
Posted May 20, 2010
Cake
Nonstick vegetable oil spray
2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. salt
1 cup plus 3 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup boiling water
2 cups sugar
3 large eggs
¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 cup buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
Ganache
5 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
¼ cup (½ stick) chilled butter, cut into ½-inch cubes
1 tsp. vanilla extract
¾ cup heavy whipping cream
¾ cup sugar
Edible flowers for decoration (optional)
Cake
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 12-inch round cake pan with 2-inch high sides with nonstick spray. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper round. Spray parchment paper with nonstick spray. Dust pan with flour, tapping out excess. Sift 2 cups flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into medium bowl. Sift cocoa into another medium bowl. Pour 1 cup boiling water over cocoa; whisk to blend. Using electric mixer, beat sugar and eggs in large bowl until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add butter to egg mixture and beat until blended. Beat in cocoa mixture. Add buttermilk and vanilla; beat on low just to blend. Add dry ingredients and beat on low just to blend. Transfer batter to prepared pan; smooth top.
Bake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 38 minutes. Cool cake completely in pan on rack. (Do ahead: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and let stand at room temperature.)
Ganache
Place chopped chocolate, butter, and vanilla in medium bowl. Bring cream and sugar to boil in a medium saucepan, stirring to dissolve sugar. Carefully pour hot cream mixture into bowl with chocolate. Let stand 1 minute. Whisk until melted and smooth. Chill ganache until thickened and spreadable, about 1 hour.
Carefully invert cake onto large cake plate. Gently remove parchment paper. Spread ganache over top and sides of cake and allow ganache to set, about 1 hour. (Do ahead: Cake can be made 1 day ahead. Cover with cake dome and refrigerate. Allow to come to room temperature before decorating with flowers.)
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