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DARK-CHOCOLATE WHISKEY CAKE
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Servings: Serves 12
Servings: Serves 12
Ingredients
- ½ cup (125 mL) Irish whiskey
- 6 oz (175 g) bittersweet (70% cocoa) chocolate, chopped
- 1 tbsp (25 mL) instant espresso powder dissolved in ⅓ cup (75 mL) hot water
- ⅓ cup (75 mL) toasted, ground walnuts
- ⅓ cup (75 mL) all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp (2 mL) salt
- ½ cup (125 mL) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) vanilla
- ½ cup (125 mL) granulated sugar
- 3 eggs, separated
- Icing
- 2 oz (60 g) dark chocolate, chopped
- 2 tbsp (25 mL) Irish whiskey
- ¼ cup (50 mL) cold butter, cubed
Steps
- 1. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Butter and flour an 8-inch (2-L) springform pan. Set aside.
- 2. In a saucepan, bring ½ cup (125 mL) whiskey to boil over medium-high heat until it reduces in half, about 5 minutes. Transfer to metal bowl and add chopped chocolate and espresso mixture. Place bowl over a saucepan of simmering water and stir until mixture is smooth, about 2 minutes. Remove bowl from on top of water and set aside.
- 3. In a bowl, whisk together walnuts, flour and salt. Set aside.
- 4. Using an electric mixer, beat butter, vanilla and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Fold in chocolate mixture. Using clean, dry beaters, beat egg white in bowl until stiff peaks form. Fold one-third of the whites into the batter with one-third of the flour mixture in 3 additions. Transfer batter to prepared pan, gently smoothing top with spatula.
- 5. Bake in the centre of the oven until a tester inserted in the centre comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cool in pan on rack for 30 minutes and then remove pan collar to cool completely.
- 6. For icing, in a small bowl, combine chocolate and whiskey. Place over a saucepan of simmering water and stir until smooth. Add butter piece by piece, waiting until each piece is melted before adding the next. Let thicken slightly and drizzle over cake.