Rich Chocolate Cake Recipe

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For Valentine's Day and other special occasions, I treat my sweeties to this fudgy cake. Even a small slice satisfies the biggest chocolate craving.

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Rich Chocolate Cake Recipe
  • Prep: 35 min. Bake: 45 min. + chilling
  • Yield: 12-16 Servings
35 45 80

Ingredients

  • 2-2/3 cups (16 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup half-and-half cream
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 8 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
  • GLAZE:
  • 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
  • 3 tablespoons half-and-half cream
  • 2 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 2 tablespoons corn syrup
  • Fresh raspberries and fresh mint, optional

Directions

  • Grease a 10-in. springform pan and wrap bottom of pan with heavy-duty foil; set aside.
  • In a large saucepan, combine the chips, butter, cream and sugar; cook over low heat until chocolate is melted, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat; stir until smooth. Pour into a large bowl; cool.
  • In another large bowl, beat eggs on high for 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. Beat into chocolate mixture, a third at a time, until well blended. Stir in vanilla.
  • Pour into prepared pan; place on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out with moist crumbs (top will crack). Cool on a wire rack (cake will settle). Cover and chill for 1 hour. Run a knife around edge of pan before removing sides.
  • For glaze, in a large saucepan, combine the chips, cream, butter and corn syrup; cook over low heat until chocolate is melted; stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat; stir until smooth.
  • Spread enough of the glaze over top and sides of cake to cover. Chill for 10 minutes. Repeat with remaining glaze. Chill overnight. Serve with raspberries and mint if desired. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 12-16 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 417 calories, 29 g fat (17 g saturated fat), 150 mg cholesterol, 178 mg sodium, 40 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 5 g protein.

Originally published as Rich Chocolate Cake in Country Woman January/February 2002, p29

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Reviewed on Feb. 15, 2012 by Washlady

Made this for our Valentine's Dinner, nothing but kudos for the taste, texture, and overall appearance. Served it with Strawberries and a real whipped cream!! Yummy! Well worth the time spent making this decadent desert!!


Reviewed on Mar. 15, 2011 by KPeralta

extremely rich cake. Very good. I thought a little too much vanilla was used and by placing it on the baking sheet it was a little too gooey in the middle maybe next time i will cut the vanilla in half and take away the baking sheet half way through


Reviewed on Jan. 17, 2011 by jobr0501

My girlfriends always suggest that I make this cake when they come over or for when we together. Very rich and addicting!


Reviewed on Jun. 02, 2010 by Rossina

Delicius recipe


Reviewed on Feb. 01, 2010 by susany

I followed recipe to the tee and it fell completely flat as a pancake. There was no taste to it either. Will not try again. I do not want to take a chance in wasting that many eggs.


Reviewed on Jun. 29, 2009 by redneckgal

glad the comments mentioned "flourless cake" cause that was my first thought...hmmm..must be missing some ingredients. Can't wait to try it now...love chocolate!


Reviewed on Feb. 16, 2009 by ruckyroses

This cake is soooo good!! If you are thinking about trying it, but not quite sure, this cake is a sure hit.


Reviewed on May. 23, 2008 by deannms

This cake is AWESOME! Any person would love this cake - and to a chocoholic, it's heaven! Even better than the "flourless" chocolate cake I've had at an exclusive club restaurant! And I didn't think the directions were really very involved either - easy to make, hard to stop eating!

 
 
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