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Although this cake looks very elegant and like something you'd only serve at special occasions, it's really, really easy. As one of our Test Kitchen Professionals put it, “It's the easiest cake you could ever make.”
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Nutritional Facts 1 slice equals 179 calories, 7 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 26 mg cholesterol, 236 mg sodium, 28 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1 fat.
Originally published as Chocolate Ganache Cake in Light & Tasty February/March 2008, p53
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Reviewed on Apr. 17, 2011 by jshearer
This is an excellent light chocolate cake! I used 60% cacao dark chocolate chips, and I used fat free half-and-half for the ganache (which still worked and tasted great). The amount of ganache was perfect, and it is not difficult to cut a 9in cake into 12 pieces. If you want larger pieces (though not necessary for me, it is pretty rich and chocolate-ty), you can cut it into 8 slices and it is still relatively light for cake. I made the cake the night before and the ganache the next day, for convenience, and it was easy and excellent. I might try different extracts in the future, like almond instead of orange, just for something different.
Reviewed on Mar. 01, 2011 by pvnm
I used dark chocolate chocolate chips as I din't have the dark chocolate to grate. They worked fine. This was one of the best chocolate cakes I have ever eaten, my company just raved over it for the past three days. The cake and ganache are easy to make also
Reviewed on Feb. 04, 2011 by Theresasyrs
My fiance and I made this cake to take over to his parents house for a game night, and i instantly fell in love with this cake. It is easy to make and satisfies your chocolate craving. It was very rich and moist:-) I would definitelymake this again for any occasion. we stewed and pureed some strawberries and mixed it with a little lemon juice along with some sugar. then we strained all the seeds and used it as a drizzle over the cake that complimented the chocolate well.
My fiance and I made this cake to take over to his parents house for a game night, and i instantly fell in love with this cake. It is easy to make and satisfies your chocolate craving. It was very rich and moist:-) I would definitely
make this again for any occasion. we stewed and pureed some strawberries and mixed it with a little lemon juice along with some sugar. then we strained all the seeds and used it as a drizzle over the cake that complimented the chocolate well.
Reviewed on Jan. 16, 2011 by matteliz@swbell.net
Super-easy, light and tender. The ganache icing couldn't be easier, and it's rich and chocolate-y. This is a hit with my church small group.
Reviewed on Jan. 04, 2011 by Lornabentley
Excellent-made it for our New Year dinnner, delightful with ice cream
Reviewed on Jan. 02, 2011 by missb1108
Oh my gosh!!! This is so delicious that I could have ate the whole thing but I had to share. Not only was it wonderful to taste but easy to make. I will definitely make it again. I melted a little white chocolate to drizzle on the top to make it pretty. Next time, I plan to add a dollop of whip-cream and drizzle of raspberry sauce either on top or just on the plate. Thanks for the recipe.
Reviewed on Dec. 31, 2010 by Defiance
I just finished making this for the 2nd time in a week for holiday partys. It is easy and is excellent for chocoholics like me.
Reviewed on Dec. 30, 2010 by paulaf
Very decadent !
Reviewed on Dec. 30, 2010 by retire04
forgot to give it 5 stars.
The cake is much better if made a day ahead. By the second day it was very moist and very good. We served it with whipped cream. Being lower in carbs and calories then most cake was the reason we tried this cake. Glad we did. Everyone loved it.
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