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Chocolate Truffle Cake Recipe

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Love chocolate? Then this tender, luxurious layer cake is for you. With a ganache glaze and a fabulous bittersweet filling, the indulgence is so worth it.

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Chocolate Truffle Cake Recipe

Prep: 35 min. + chilling Bake: 25 min. + cooling

Yield: 16 Servings

35 25 60

Ingredients

2-1/2 cups 2% milk
1 cup butter, cubed
8 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
3 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
FILLING:
6 tablespoons butter, cubed
4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
2-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
GANACHE:
10 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
2/3 cup heavy whipping cream

Directions

In a large saucepan, cook the milk, butter and chocolate over low heat until melted. Remove from the heat; let stand for 10 minutes.
In a large bowl, beat eggs and vanilla; stir in chocolate mixture until smooth. Combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt; gradually add to chocolate mixture and mix well (batter will be thin).
Transfer to three greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 325° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
For filling, in a small saucepan, melt butter and chocolate. Stir in confectioners' sugar and cream until smooth.
For ganache, place chocolate in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil. Pour over chocolate; whisk until smooth. Cool, stirring occasionally, until ganache reaches a spreading consistency.
Place one cake layer on a serving plate; spread with half of the filling. Repeat layers. Top with remaining cake layer. Spread ganache over top and sides of cake. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: 16 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 slice equals 676 calories, 38 g fat (22 g saturated fat), 109 mg cholesterol, 299 mg sodium, 84 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 8 g protein.

Originally published as Chocolate Truffle Cake in Taste of Home December/January 2010, p45

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Reviewed on Mar. 11, 2013 by rvkreu07

Made this tonight for my guests. I will definetly be keeping this in my recipe box! It's a little work, but totally worth it! Guests said it tasted like something you'd eat a restaurant! I'm not a huge fan of cake, and I thought it was delicious!!

I didn't use the frosting/filling though. I used the "Glossy Chocolate Frosting Recipe" (Taste of Home, Light & Tasty) as the filling and icing instead. It was fabulous on this cake!

Reviewed on Feb. 02, 2013 by LisaKB

Awesome!!!

Reviewed on Jan. 04, 2013 by JennTats

I dusted the top with unsweetened cocoa,

it was a nice compliment to the ganache on

this truffle cake.

Reviewed on Jan. 04, 2013 by JennTats

I made this for my son's birthday & he loved it. It's not to sweet & tastes like chocolate cake should taste like, moist & not to heavy & it cut very well, I was very impressed with that as well! I dusted the top with unsweetened cocoa it added a nice look & enhanced the ganache taste on top of this truffle cake.

Reviewed on Jan. 04, 2013 by JennTats

I made this for my son's birthday & he loved it. It's not to sweet & tastes like chocolate cake should taste like, moist & not to heavy. I dusted the top with unsweetened cocoa it added a nice look & enhanced the ganache taste on top of this truffle cake.

Reviewed on Jan. 04, 2013 by JennTats

I made this for my sons 19 birthday & he loved it. It's not to sweet & tastes like chocolate cake should taste like, moist & not to heavy. I dusted the top with unsweetened cocoa it added a nice look & enhanced the ganache taste on top of this truffle cake.

Reviewed on Dec. 27, 2012 by meenu

yess..for sure...but without eggs.

Reviewed on Sep. 18, 2012 by chocoholic60

I have made this several times. I'm not a big cake lover, but this is a delicious cake! Nice and moist too.

Reviewed on Aug. 15, 2012 by o_donna

This is one cake I WILL be making very soon!

As described by 'whineybrooke', it is everything I look for in a chocolate cake. Thank you for this yummy recipe.

Reviewed on Jun. 14, 2012 by kkutz

cake is heavy and is very good i made this for mothers's day had no complaints, i will make again!

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