Farmhouse Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 7 ounces bittersweet chocolate, broken into small pieces
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup cake flour
• 1/2 cup superfine sugar, plus
• 1 teaspoon superfine sugar
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup heavy cream, reduced by half
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400.
• 2 lightly butter an 8 inch springform pan.
• 3 in a double broiler, melt 4 oz. of the chocolate and 1 stick of butter, cut into small pieces.
• 4 in a medium bowl, blend the flour and 1/2 cup sugar.
• 5 add eggs and mix well.
• 6 add the melted chocolate and butter to the bowl and with an electic mixer, beat at high speed for about 5 minutes, until the batter is smooth and forms a ribbon when the beaters are lifted.
• 7 pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until the cake is set and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out dry.
• 8 unmold the cake onto a rack and let cool; it will fall to about half its original height.
• 9 meanwhile, in a double boiler, melt the remaining 3 oz. chocolate and 1 tsp butter.
• 10 in a small heavy saucepan, bring the reduced cream to a boil, then whisk it vigorously into the chocolate.
• 11 continue whisking until smooth and glossy.
• 12 place sheets of waxed paper under the cake and cooling rack.
• 13 pour the frosting over the top of the cake, using a metal spatula to spread the frosting evenly over the top and sides.
• 14 after the frosting has hardened slightly, about 5 minutes, use a long straight knife to mark the top in a criss-cross pattern,.
• 15 mix the cocoa with the remaining 1 t. sugar and sprinkle it decoratively over the cake before serving.