RITZ-CARLTON CHOCOLATE BOURBON CAKE

Ritz-Carlton Chocolate Bourbon Cake image

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 15

1/2 cup raisins
3 ounces Bourbon
3 ounces water
1 lb semisweet baking chocolate, melted
8 ounces unsalted butter, melted
6 egg yolks
6 egg whites
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup cake flour, sifted
3/4 cup walnut pieces
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
8 ounces semisweet chocolate
4 ounces unsalted butter

Steps:

Soak currants in bourbon and water overnight, or heat liquid and let currants soak for 1 hour.
Beat egg yolks and confectioners' sugar to full volume, until thick and lemon colored and mixture forms a ribbon.
In a clean bowl, with clean beaters, beat whites, gradually adding granulated sugar, t soft peaks.
Add yolks to whites and mix at medium speed. Add melted butter until incorporated.
Remove from mixer and fold in melted chocolate, walnuts, and currants (with 2 tablespoons of liquid they soaked in).
Add flavorings and fold in cake flour. Pour into a greased and floured 9-inch springform pan lined with baking parchment.
Place pan on a large sheet of heavy-duty foil wrap and shape to contour of pan at least halfway up. Bake in a water bath (a roasting pan filled halfway with water will do) at 275° about 3 to 3 1/2 hours, or until a knife poked in center is just a little moist. Don't be alarmed by crust forming on top; the top will be turned over and become the bottom.
When cake is cool, remove from pan and turn over. Melt the remaining 8 ounces of chocolate and the butter separately. Add the butter to the chocolate and mix well.
Pour over the cake, frost top and sides and refrigerate until firm.