SERENDIPITY CHOCOLATE CAKE

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This is a dark, dark chocolate cake from Serendipity restaurant in New York...served with two scoops of ice cream helps because it is sooo rich This is a super chocolate cake like the one served at Serendipity Restaurant in New York...serve with a couple of scoops of vanilla ice cream to help with the overload of chocolate...

Provided by chefnini

Categories Dessert

Time 1h10m

Yield 4 layer cake, 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

3 cups cake flour
1 3/4 teaspoons baking soda
1 lb unsalted butter, softened
2 lbs packed light brown sugar
7 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 1/2 cups cold water
1 cup sour cream
1 lb unsweetened chocolate, melted
1 lb unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped
2 cups heavy cream
2 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1 tablespoon vanilla
2 cups sour cream

Steps:

Cake.
Preheat oven to 325* and butter the bottoms of 4 9-inch cake pans and line with parchment.
Sift together the flour and baking soda. Cream the sugar and butter -- add eggs and vanilla to the butter mixture -- mix thoroughly. Add the dry ingredients in three parts -- alternating with the cold water -- mix completely -- Add the sour cream and melted chocolate. Divide the batter between the prepared pans. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes -- cool the cakes in their pans for 15 minutes -- the cakes will sink to half their height -- Remove from pans and cool completely.
Frosting.
Place chocolate in large mixing bowl. Heat the cream, sugar, and corn syrup just to boiling -- pour over the chopped chocolate -- slowly stir till smooth. Add vanilla and cool completely -- then add sour cream -- frost -- store covered at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1843.1, Fat 120.2, SaturatedFat 73.8, Cholesterol 341.2, Sodium 390.3, Carbohydrate 204.8, Fiber 15.8, Sugar 139.8, Protein 23