Chocolate Truffle Cake

  • 12

Ingredients

  • ganache:
  • 8 oz semi sweeet chocolate
  • 1 cup butter room temperature
  • 1 1/2 c sugar
  • 5 eggs, beaten till foamy
  • 12 oz semi sweet chocolate
  • 1 cup heavy cream

Preparation

Step 1

1. melt chocolate and stir till smooth. remove from heat and cool 1-2 min.

2. add butter bit by bit. and beat with whisk till smooth.

3. add sugar beating 1 minute with whisk.

4. add eggs and beat till well mixed.

5. butter an 8 inch round pan and line with parchment. pour in patter and set pan in slightly larger pan.

6. pour hot water in larger pan 1 inch deep.

7. bake at 350 for 1/12 hours. cool 1 hour. (cake will fall)

8. refrigerate till set- 2 hours or more.

9. invert onto cake plate and spread with ganache.

10. to make ganache- boil chocolate and cream together stirring to blend. refrigerate till spreadable. frost top and sides of cake.