Fudgy Chocolate Cake

By teri0000

Ingredients

• 6 oz. white chocolate, for garnish
• 1 C. (2 sticks) unsalted butter
• 1 C. plus 3 Tbsp. granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 C. all purpose flour
• 1/2 C. plus 3 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 Tbsp. baking powder
• 1/2 Tsp. baking soda
• 1 Tsp. salt
• 4 large eggs
• 3/4 C. very hot water
• 1/2 pint heavy cream
• 10 1/2 oz. semisweet chocolate

Preparation

Step 1

Finely grate white chocolate for garnish using vegetable peeler. Chill until needed. Preheat oven 350. Grease two 8 inch pans and line with parchment paper. Combine butter, sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and eggs in large bowl. Beat until smooth. Continue until increased in volume, about 2 minutes. Add hot water and beat about 1 minute. Bake until done, about 20-25 minutes. Leave in pan to cool about 10 minutes then put on wire rack. Peel off paper: let cool. Heat heavy cream just to boil. Break chocolate into pieces: add to cream and stir until melted. Let cool. Chill for 30 minutes, then whisk until thickened to speadable consistency. Use 1/3 chocolate frosting to sandwich cakes. Spread remainder over whole cake. Sprinkle with white chocolate garnish.