Ghirardelli® Triple Chocolate Truffle Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 cups ghirardelli semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 8 large eggs, chilled
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup milk chocolate chips, ghirardelli
• 2 ounces chocolate baking bar, ghirardelli, chilled

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 325 degrees f. arrange a rack in center of oven.
• 2 butter the bottom and sides of a 9 by 2-inch round cake pan and line the bottom with parchment paper
• 3 in the top of a double boiler or in a heatproof bowl over barely simmering water, melt the semi-sweet chocolate chips and butter, stirring occasionally until smooth. cool slightly.
• 4 meanwhile, in a large bowl with an electric mixer fitted with the whip attachment, whip the eggs and salt on medium speed until doubled in volume, about 5 minutes.
• 5 gently fold the whipped eggs, a third at a time, into the melted chocolate pour the batter into the prepared cake pan.
• 6 prepare a water bath for the cake by placing the cake pan in a larger pan, and filling the large pan halfway up the sides of the cake pan with hot, but not boiling water.
• 7 bake for about 40 minutes, or until the cake pulls away from the sides of the pan and is set in the center.
• 8 remove the pan from the water bath to a cooling rack, and cool the cake completely in the pan. cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• 9 to remove the cake from the pan, dip the pan in warm water halfway up the sides and run a thin metal spatula around the inside of the pan. invert onto a plate to unmold and remove the parchment paper
• 10 to prepare the ganache, bring the heavy cream to a simmer in a small saucepan over low heat. pour the heated cream over the milk chocolate chips. stir gently until smooth and allow to cool slightly.
• 11 when the ganache is still warm to the touch, pour over the top of cake and spread with an offset spatula to evenly cover (there will be some ganache leftover.)
• 12 chill the cake until the ganache sets, about 30 minutes.
• 13 to garnish, grate the chocolate bar on top of cake.