LAYERED CHOCOLATE-ZABAGLIONE CREAM CAKES

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Categories     Chocolate     Dessert     Bake

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 14

1/2 cup unsalted butter
3 ounces bittersweet
chocolate
6 eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup sifted cake flour
White Chocolate Cream
Frosting (see recipe
below)
White Chocolate Zabaglione Sauce (see recipe below)
Fresh berries (optional)
White and/or bittersweet chocolate curls or shavings (optional)

Steps:

  • 1. Grease a 15x10x1-inch baking pan. Line bottom with parchment paper or waxed paper; grease paper. Set aside. In a small saucepan combine butter and bittersweet chocolate. Heat and stir over low heat until melted; set aside to cool. Allow eggs to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. 2. Preheat oven to 350 degree F. In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs slightly. Add sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon; beat with an electric mixer on high speed for 10 minutes. Sift about one-third of the flour over egg mixture. Gently fold in flour. Repeat sifting and folding in one-third of the flour at a time. Gently fold in melted chocolate mixture. Spread batter in prepared pan. 3. Bake in the preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove cake from pan and peel off paper. Cool cake completely on a wire rack. Cut cake into 24 squares or 2- to 2-1/4-inch circles. 4. Just before serving, place a cake square or circle on each of 12 dessert plates. On each cake square or circle, spread about 3 tablespoons White Chocolate Cream Frosting. Top each with a second cake square or circle. Spoon White Chocolate Zabaglione Sauce over cakes, allowing some to flow down sides. If desired, garnish with fresh berries and chocolate curls. White Chocolate Cream Frosting: In a large mixing bowl, beat 3/4 cup whipping cream, 1/4 cup powdered sugar, and 1 tablespoon white chocolate liqueur or clear creme de cacao on high speed of an electric mixer until stiff peaks form (tips stand straight). Use immediately.

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