BOCA NEGRA (BOURBON CHOCOLATE CAKE)

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Lora Brody gave the cake this name (black mouth) because it describes what happens when you eat it. A chocolate lover's dream, this very rich, dense, nearly flourless cake is finished with a really luscious white chocolate cream.

Provided by Chef Kate

Categories     Dessert

Time 8h30m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup whipping cream
12 ounces white chocolate, finely chopped
1/4 cup Bourbon (or more to taste)
1 1/3 cups sugar
1/2 cup Bourbon
12 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
1 cup unsalted butter, cut into 10 pieces, at room temperature
5 eggs, at room temperature
1 1/2 tablespoons flour

Steps:

  • Heat the cream in a saucepan until small bubbles form around the edge. Meanwhile, put the white chocolate in a food processor or in a blender container. Pour the cream over the chocolate; process until completely smooth. Add the Bourbon; taste and add up to a tablespoon more if you like.
  • Pour into a container with a tight-fitting lid; refrigerate 8 hours. (The cream can be kept in the refrigerator for a week or frozen for up to a month; thaw overnight in refrigerator.).
  • Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Lightly butter a 9-inch round cake pan; line the bottom with buttered parchment or wax paper. Put the cake pan in a shallow roasting pan; set aside.
  • For the cake, heat the sugar and Bourbon to a full boil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook to a syrup, about 2 minutes.
  • Place the chocolate in a food processor; pour the syrup into the work bowl. Process until the mixture is completely blended, about 12 seconds.
  • Add the butter, in pieces, with the machine running.
  • Add the eggs, one at a time.
  • Add the flour. Process until smooth, about 15 seconds.
  • Transfer the batter into the prepared pan.
  • Pour enough hot water into the roasting pan to come about 1 inch up the sides of the cake pan.
  • Bake until the top is dry, about 30 minutes. Remove the cake pan from its water bath; wipe the cake pan dry.
  • Cover the top of the cake with a sheet of plastic wrap. Invert the cake onto a flat plate, peel off the parchment.
  • Quickly but gently invert again onto a serving platter; remove the plastic. Serve the cake warm or at room temperature with the chilled white chocolate cream.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 517.9, Fat 33.9, SaturatedFat 20.4, Cholesterol 159.9, Sodium 64.4, Carbohydrate 40.5, Sugar 39.1, Protein 5

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