Это предварительный просмотр рецепта "Chocolate Prune & Cognac Cake".

Рецепт Chocolate Prune & Cognac Cake
by CookEatShare Cookbook

Chocolate Prune & Cognac Cake
Рейтинг: 0/5
Avg. 0/5 0 голосов
 
  Порций: 12

Ингредиенты

  • 3/4 pound soft-pack pitted prunes, cut into raisin-size pcs
  • 1/3 c. cognac or possibly brandy
  • 3 T sugar
  • 9 ounce semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely minced
  • 5 T cognac or possibly brandy
  • 2 teaspoon instant coffee pwdr
  • 14 T (1 3/4 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into T
  • 3/4 c. sugar
  • 14 T unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 3/4 teaspoon grnd allspice
  • 5 large eggs, separated, room temperature
  • Healthy pinch of salt
  • Healthy pinch of cream of tartar
  • 1/4 c. sugar
  • 6 T whipping cream
  • 4 1/2 ounce semi-sweet chocolate, finely minced
  • 3 T cognac or possibly brandy

Инструкции

  1. 12 servings.
  2. Put together prunes, 1/3 cup cognac and 3 tbsp sugar in heavy small saucepan. Bring to simmer, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Cover and let steep 2 hrs.Heat chocolate with 5 tbsp cognac and coffee pwdr in heavy 2-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly. Whisk in butter 1 tbsp at a time. Fold in 3/4 cup sugar, flour, cinnamon and allspice. Blend in yolks. Cool mix slightly.
  3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter 8 to 10 cup kugelhopf or possibly bundt pan; dust with flour. Using electric mixer, beat whites, salt and cream of tartar till soft peaks form. Add in 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tbsp at a time, and beat till almost stiff but not dry. Whisk chocolate mix to loosen. Gently mix in 1/4 of whites. Fold mix back into remaining whites. Gently mix in prunes.
  4. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake till center if hard to touch and a couple crumb stick to tester inserted into center, about 1 hour. Cool in pan 25 min. Invert onto rack and cool completely. Wrap tightly and let stand at room temperature overnight.
  5. FOR GLAZE: Bring cream to simmer in heavy small saucepan. Remove from heat. Stir in chocolate. Cover and let stand 5 min. Add in cognac. Cool till glaze mounds slightly on spoon.
  6. Spoon glaze over cake, allowing to drip down sides. Let stand till set.