BONZO CAKE

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From Murphy's Restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia - three layers of delicious decadence. Prep time is chilling and cooling time.

Provided by Pinay0618

Categories     Dessert

Time 4h45m

Yield 10-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 cup margarine
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate morsel
1 1/3 cups cake flour
1/3 cup cocoa
2 cups granulated sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
25 ounces cream cheese
1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
5 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
14 ounces semisweet chocolate
1 1/2 cups whipped cream
9 egg yolks
1/2 cup granulated sugar

Steps:

  • For the brownie: Grease a 10-inch springform pan. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
  • In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, melt margarine. Add chocolate morsels, stirring often.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, cocoa, sugar, eggs and vanilla; mix well.
  • Pour chocolate mixture into flour mixture. Scrape bowl to get chocolate off sides and bottom of bowl. Mix well.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 1 hour. Remove from oven and let cool to room temperature.
  • For the cheesecake: Bring cream cheese to room temperature. (When ready to add cheesecake layer to cooled brownie layer, preheat oven to 300 degrees.)
  • In a mixing bowl, combine the cream cheese and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Pour mixture over cooled brownie layer and bake, checking after 45 minutes. If it is still liquid, continue baking up to 15 minutes until set. Remove and set aside to cool.
  • For the chocolate mousse: Melt chocolate in a double boiler and keep warm.
  • Whip cream and set aside. Beat egg yolks until volume has doubled. Add sugar and hot melted chocolate at medium speed. Immediately fold in whipped cream.
  • Spread chocolate mousse over cooled cheesecake.
  • Chill at least 2 hours before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1165.3, Fat 76.8, SaturatedFat 37.4, Cholesterol 424.3, Sodium 507.8, Carbohydrate 115.9, Fiber 8.6, Sugar 84.5, Protein 20.7

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