Indulge in a symphony of flavors with our decadent Dark Chocolate Truffle Cake, a masterpiece that elevates any occasion. This luxurious cake features layers of moist chocolate sponge, enveloped in a velvety dark chocolate ganache and adorned with rich chocolate truffles. The symphony of textures and flavors continues with a luscious raspberry sauce, adding a vibrant touch of sweetness and acidity that perfectly complements the richness of the chocolate. As you delve deeper into this culinary journey, discover additional tempting recipes that will satisfy your sweet cravings. From the classic Vanilla Bean Cheesecake, with its creamy filling and graham cracker crust, to the indulgent Salted Caramel Brownies, bursting with gooey caramel and a sprinkle of sea salt, each recipe is a testament to the art of baking. Embark on a culinary adventure and let your taste buds explore the delightful world of chocolate, berries, and more.
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DARK CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE CAKE WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE
Dark chocolate and raspberries complement each other in this dessert that tastes like a dense dark chocolate truffle candy. Friends who came for dinner raved about this decadent flourless cake. (I made it because one friend cannot eat gluten.) They said it was even better than a similar favorite dessert from a local upscale...
Provided by Dawn Beye
Categories Chocolate
Time 1h15m
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- 1. For the Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- 2. Line the bottom of a 9" round cake pan with 2" high sides with parchment paper. Butter the bottom and sides of the pan, as well as the parchment paper. You could also use a 9" spring form pan. If you use a spring form pan, wrap the outside of the pan with foil.
- 3. Place all the chocolate in a large bowl. Bring the butter, coffee, water and brown sugar to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Pour over the chocolate and stir until all is melted. Allow to cool slightly, then whisk in the eggs until all is combined.
- 4. Pour the chocolate mixture into the prepared pan. Place the cake pan in a large roasting pan in the oven. Pour hot water into the roasting pan until it comes halfway up the sides of the cake pan. A water bath will help the cake cook more evenly.
- 5. Bake until the center of the cake is barely set - about 50 minutes. Check at 45 minutes as oven temperatures vary. Carefully remove the pan from the hot water bath. Allow to cool for about 30 minutes, then chill the cake for at least 4 hours or overnight.
- 6. To remove the cake from the pan when time to serve: Cut around pan sides to loosen. If you used a regular cake pan, hold the pan bottom in hot water for about 15 seconds to loosen. Place platter over the pan. Hold pan and platter together, then turn over. Lift off the cake pan and remove the parchment. If you used a spring form pan, carefully remove sides of the pan. Turn onto a platter, then gently loosen from the base of the spring form pan with a long metal spatula or thin bladed knife, if needed. Remove the parchment paper.
- 7. To serve,slice into 12-16 portions. Drizzle with raspberry sauce. Top with whipped cream or place it to the side of the cake. Garnish with a few fresh raspberries and/or a fresh mint leaf, if desired.
- 8. For the Raspberry Sauce: Place the raspberries in a blender, and blend. Strain the puree into a bowl through a wire mesh strainer. Discard the seeds.
- 9. Combine the sugar and water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, then turn the heat down and simmer for 3 minutes to make a simple syrup.
- 10. Add the simple syrup to the raspberries, along with the Chambord, if desired. The sauce can be made ahead, and kept in the refrigerator, or frozen if you are making it more than a couple days in advance.
- 11. To Freeze for Future Use: Wrap the whole cake in plastic wrap and aluminum foil. Or wrap individual slices in plastic wrap and place in a freezer bag. To serve individual slices, unwrap first, then thaw.
TRIPLE-CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE
Chocolate lovers, brace yourselves. This cocoa creation and its saucy accompaniment make a heavenly combination. -Jenny Staniec, Oak Grove, Minnesota
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h20m
Yield 12 servings (2-2/3 cups sauce).
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, pudding mixes, eggs, water and oil; beat on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium 2 minutes. Fold in chocolate chips., Pour into a well-greased 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake 60-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely., Meanwhile, place water, raspberries and sugar in a blender; cover and process until well blended. In a small saucepan, combine cornstarch and lemon juice; stir in raspberry puree. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Refrigerate until serving., Dust cake with confectioners' sugar. Serve with sauce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 466 calories, Fat 19g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 71mg cholesterol, Sodium 548mg sodium, Carbohydrate 74g carbohydrate (52g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
CHOCOLATE-RASPBERRY TRUFFLE CAKE
This is originally from the "Christmas with Southern Living 2004" book, but I've adapted it somewhat to what I think is even better than the original recipe! I made this for four occasions over the past holiday season and everyone raved about it. It's very dense and has a wonderful flavor and I especially like the fact that I can make it a day ahead of when I want to serve it. Chocolate and raspberry- what's not to love!
Provided by Leslie in Texas
Categories Dessert
Time 1h25m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Puree raspberries in a food processor.
- Press raspberry mixture through a wire mesh sieve, using the back of a spoon to squeeze out the juice; discard seeds.
- Bring juice and the 1-2 T sugar to a boil over high heat, then cook over medium heat, stirring often until the mixture is reduced to 1/2 cup.
- Remove from heat and cool completely.
- Butter an eight inch cake pan and line bottom with parchment or waxed paper.
- Heat the 1/3 cup sugar and the Chambord in a saucepan over medium heat until sugar dissolves, stirring occasionally.
- Add butter and continue heating and stirring until butter melts.
- Remove from heat and add chocolate, stir until smooth and cool.
- (I heated the chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl in the microwave at 50% power for about four minutes, then stirred until smooth and then added the warm melted chocolate to the liquor/butter mixture-It seemed to make it a lot smoother and quicker).
- Whisk together the raspberry reduction,eggs, flour, and almond extract in a large bowl.
- Add chocolate mixture and beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until well blended.
- Pour into prepared cake pan.
- Place cake pan into a larger pan (I used the broiler pan from the oven) and add hot water to a depth of one inch.
- Bake at 325°F for 42 to 45 minutes.
- Cake will have risen and not be completely "set".
- Remove from water bath and cool cake completely on a wire rack.
- Cake will "collapse" as it cools down.
- Run a thin knife around pan to loosen cake.
- Invert cake onto a plate, remove the parchment or waxed paper, and invert again onto a serving plate.
- To serve, cut cake into small wedges and place on plates that have been drizzled with the chocolate syrup.
- Garnish with whipped cream and a few fresh raspberries and serve.
- If desired, cake can be made a day ahead of time.
- Cover and chill in refrigerator then let stand at room temperature for at least one hour before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 306.4, Fat 25, SaturatedFat 14.8, Cholesterol 126.1, Sodium 43.2, Carbohydrate 23.7, Fiber 6, Sugar 13.2, Protein 7.2
CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE CAKE WITH RASPBERRIES
Provided by Michelle Robie
Categories Cake Coffee Chocolate Fruit Dessert Bake Raspberry Fall Gourmet Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Serves 8
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Make cake:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. and butter a 10-inch springform pan.
- Chop chocolate and cut butter into pieces. In a double boiler or a metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water melt chocolate and butter with sugar, stirring until smooth (sugar will not be dissolved). Remove top of double boiler or bowl from heat and cool mixture to room temperature. Transfer mixture to a large bowl.
- Separate eggs, putting yolks in a small bowl and whites in a large bowl. Add yolks 1 at a time to chocolate mixture, whisking well after each addition. With an electric mixer beat whites until they just hold soft peaks. Sift flour over chocolate mixture and with a whisk fold flour and half of whites into mixture gently but thoroughly. With a rubber spatula fold in remaining whites gently but thoroughly.
- Pour batter into pan, smoothing top, and bake in middle of oven 40 to 45 minutes, or until a tester comes out with moist crumbs adhering. Cool cake completely in pan on a rack. Cake may be made up to this point 2 days ahead and kept in an airtight container at room temperature.
- Make ganache:
- Chop chocolate and in a double boiler or a metal bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water melt chocolate, stirring frequently until smooth. Remove top of double boiler or bowl from heat. While chocolate is melting, in a small saucepan bring cream just to a simmer and add espresso. Add cream mixture to chocolate with butter and liqueur and stir until smooth.
- Assemble cake:
- Remove side of pan and cut cake into 8 wedges. Invert wedges (so that top sides will be flat) onto a large rack set over a large shallow baking pan, spacing them at least 1 inch apart. Pour enough warm ganache evenly over wedges to coat them and let stand 5 minutes.
- Scrape excess ganache from baking pan into bowl of ganache and pour ganache over wedges again, making sure they are coated completely. (Remaining ganache may be chilled, covered, and reheated for using as a chocolate sauce.) Let wedges stand at room temperature until ganache is set, at least 1 hour, and up to 6.
- Just before serving, pick over raspberries and cover top of each wedge with raspberries.
CHOCOLATE MOLTEN CAKES WITH RASPBERRY SAUCE AND CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Butter six 3/4-cup souffle dishes or custard cups.
- Stir the butter and chocolate in a heavy, medium saucepan over low heat until melted. Cool slightly.
- Whisk the eggs and egg yolks in a large bowl to blend. Whisk in the confectioners' sugar, and then the melted chocolate and the flour. Pour the batter into the prepared dishes, dividing equally. Bake the cakes until the sides are set but the center remains soft and runny, about 11 minutes (or up to 14 minutes for batter that was refrigerated).
- Run a small knife around the cakes to loosen. Immediately turn the cakes out onto plates. Spoon Raspberry Sauce around the cakes. Top with Vanilla Sweet Cream and Chocolate Truffles.
- Cook the raspberries, confectioners' sugar and lemon juice over low heat for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Strain through a fine sieve to remove any seeds and chill.
- In chilled bowl, whisk the cream until it begins to foam and thicken. Add the confectioners' sugar and vanilla and continue to whisk just until soft peaks form.
- Heat the heavy cream in a 2-quart heavy-bottomed saucepan until bubbles begin to form around the edge of the pan. Make sure that you have chopped the chocolate as finely as possible to allow it to melt quickly and easily. Place the chopped chocolate in a medium-size mixing bowl. Make a ganache by pouring about half of the hot cream over the chocolate and letting it sit for 30 seconds to melt the chocolate. Then slowly whisk until smooth and homogenous. Do not add all of the hot cream to the cold chocolate at once; the shock of the temperature extremes would cause the fat in the chocolate to separate.
- Pour the ganache onto a plastic wrap-covered baking sheet and spread evenly with a rubber spatula. Cover the ganache with plastic wrap and allow it to cool for at least 4 hours at room temperature.
- When the ganache has cooled to the consistency of a thick paste, scrape it into a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch plain tip. Pipe 1-inch-diameter mounds spaced 1-inch apart on a parchment paper-covered baking sheet. To pipe the mounds, hold the pastry bag at a slight angle and allow the tip to touch the parchment as you begin to pipe. Once you have formed the mound, stop squeezing and lift the tip straight up, leaving a small tail on the top of each mound. You can also use a spoon and drop small mounds of ganache onto the baking sheet. Let the truffles harden in the refrigerator for 15 minutes, until they are hard enough to roll with your hands.
- To roll the mound into a ball, place a truffle between both palms, squeeze slightly and roll between your hands. The truffles will look nicer if they are as round as possible.
- When all the truffles are rolled into balls, they are ready to be coated. If they have become too soft, place them in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours until they are firm enough to coat. Roll in cocoa powder or chopped walnuts, one at a time.
CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE CAKE
Steps:
- For the truffles: Combine the chocolate, cream and butter in a small heatproof bowl set over simmering water and let melt. When almost melted, remove from heat and stir the mixture until smooth. Stir in your flavoring of choice and refrigerate until thick enough to mound on a spoon, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.
- Line a baking tray with waxed or parchment paper. Scrape the chocolate mixture into a pastry bag fitted with a #3 plain tip. Pipe 8 (1-inch) mounds onto the prepared tray. Place 1 raspberry in the center of each chocolate mound and pipe a little more of the chocolate mixture to enclose completely. Refrigerate until firm, about 15 minutes.
- For the cake: Position the rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter or coat with vegetable spray, 8 oversize muffin cups (4-inches wide and 2-inches deep) or 1 1/4-cup custard cups. Line bottoms with rounds of waxed paper.
- In the top of a double boiler or a small heatproof bowl set over simmering water, melt together the chocolate and butter, cool slightly.
- Meanwhile in the bowl of an electric mixer with a paddle or beaters, beat the eggs, egg yolks and sugar on high speed until tripled in volume, about 5 minutes. Scrape in the chocolate mixture and, on low speed, beat until just combined. Remove the bowl from the mixer and fold in the flour, using a rubber spatula. Spoon a little of the batter into each of the prepared cups, top with 1 truffle, and cover with the remaining batter. Arrange the cups on a baking tray and bake until the edges of the cakes begin to pull away from the sides of the cups, 12 to 13 minutes.
- Let stand 10 minutes. Invert onto individual dessert plates and carefully peel off the paper. Serve warm. Spoon softly whipped cream or ice cream next to each cake and, if desired, garnish with a few fresh raspberries. Serve immediately.
CHOCOLATE-COVERED RASPBERRY TRUFFLES
Categories Candy Berry Chocolate Dessert Christmas Halloween Raspberry Brandy Engagement Party Gourmet Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes about 50
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Line a tray with wax paper.
- Bring cream just to a simmer in a 1- to 2-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat. Remove from heat, then add chocolate and stir gently with a heatproof rubber spatula until ganache is smooth. Stir in framboise.
- Pat raspberries dry if necessary. Add 6 to 8 raspberries to ganache and gently fold in to coat using rubber spatula. Remove each chocolate-covered raspberry with 2 forks, shifting it from one fork to the other to let excess ganache drip off, then transfer to tray. Coat remaining raspberries in same manner, working in batches of 6 to 8.
- Chill truffles on tray until firm, at least 1 hour, then loosen from wax paper.
- Put cocoa in a sealable bag and add all of truffles. Seal bag, leaving some air in, and shake to coat. Empty bag into a shallow bowl. Transfer coated truffles to a platter with your fingers, shaking off excess cocoa. Keep chilled until ready to serve.
CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE SAUCE
THE BEST CHOCOLATE SAUCE ON EARTH!!! This is the only recipe I use (from Elinor Klivan's Bake and Freeze Chocolate Desserts), and it is just marvelous. The thick, fudgy, and gooey nature of this sauce will make your mouth water! *Prep time is cooking time.*
Provided by JamesDeansGirl
Categories Sauces
Time 30m
Yield 1 cup, about, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Put the butter and heavy cream in a medium saucepan and heat over medium-low heat until the cream is hot and the butter is melted (the cream will form tiny bubbles).
- Do not let the mixture boil.
- Remove pan from heat; add the chocolate and let it soften in the hot cream for about 30 seconds.
- Add the vanilla and whisk until the sauce is smooth and all the chocolate is melted.
CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE CAKE
Love chocolate? Then this tender, luxurious layer cake is for you. With a ganache glaze and a fabulous bittersweet filling, the indulgence is so worth it. -JoAnn Koerkenmeier, Damiansville, Illinois
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h
Yield 16 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, cook milk, butter and chocolate over low heat until melted. Remove from the heat; let stand for 10 minutes., Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, beat eggs and vanilla; stir in chocolate mixture until smooth. Combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt; gradually add to chocolate mixture and mix well (batter will be thin). , Transfer to three greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For filling, in a small saucepan, melt butter and chocolate. Stir in confectioners' sugar and heavy whipping cream until smooth., For ganache, place chocolate in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil. Pour over chocolate; whisk until smooth. Cool, stirring occasionally, until ganache reaches a spreading consistency., Place one cake layer on a serving plate; spread with half of the filling. Repeat layers. Top with remaining cake layer. Spread ganache over top and sides of cake. Store in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 676 calories, Fat 38g fat (22g saturated fat), Cholesterol 109mg cholesterol, Sodium 299mg sodium, Carbohydrate 84g carbohydrate (63g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 8g protein.
FLOURLESS DARK CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH FRESH RASPBERRY SAUCE
Extremely rich and dense! Very dark chocolaty flourless cake, but the raspberry gives it a bit of spark! It is very easy to make and your family and friends will think you slaved over it!
Provided by happy17cooker
Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Raspberry Dessert Recipes
Time 1h30m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch cake pan.
- Melt chocolate chips and butter over a double boiler. Let cool slightly and fold in eggs. Pour batter into the prepared pan. Place pan in a deep roasting pan and pour in enough boiling water to come 1 inch up the sides of the cake pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes and cover with a paper towel.
- Turn cake out of pan upside-down onto a cake plate.
- Combine raspberries, water, and sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook until sauce has thickened and reduced, 5 to 7 minutes. Strain sauce and let cool 10 minutes before serving with the cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 415.6 calories, Carbohydrate 27.3 g, Cholesterol 183.8 mg, Fat 33.8 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 6 g, SaturatedFat 19.9 g, Sodium 217.5 mg, Sugar 7.2 g
CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE CAKES
For extra fudgy results, make these cakes a day ahead; wrap them well in plastic wrap, and refrigerate. Serve them chilled or at room temperature.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes
Time 40m
Yield Makes 6 individual cakes
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Generously butter a standard 6-cup muffin tin. Dust with flour, tapping out excess; set aside.
- Put chocolate, butter, and 1 tablespoon sugar in a medium heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water; whisk occasionally until smooth. Remove from heat, and let stand until cool and thickened, 3 to 5 minutes. Process eggs and remaining tablespoon sugar in a food processor until pale and doubled in volume, about 2 minutes. Sift flour and salt into egg mixture; pulse to combine. Add chocolate mixture 1/4 cup at a time; pulse each addition until combined, about 10 times. (Batter will be thick.)
- Spoon mixture into the prepared muffin tin, filling cups three-quarters full; swirl tops with back of spoon. Bake until tops are springy to the touch, 18 to 20 minutes. Immediately turn out onto wire racks; reinvert, and let cool.
Tips:
- Mise en Place: Before you start baking, measure and prepare all of your ingredients and equipment. This will help you stay organized and avoid any mishaps.
- Use high-quality chocolate: The quality of your chocolate will greatly impact the flavor of your cake. Look for a chocolate with a cocoa content of at least 70%.
- Don't overmix the batter: Overmixing the batter can make your cake tough. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
- Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean: This is the best way to ensure that your cake is cooked through.
- Let the cake cool completely before frosting it: This will help to prevent the frosting from melting.
- Make the raspberry sauce ahead of time: This will give the flavors time to meld.
- Serve the cake with fresh raspberries: This will add a pop of color and flavor.
Conclusion:
This dark chocolate truffle cake with raspberry sauce is a decadent and delicious dessert that is perfect for any occasion. The rich chocolate cake is perfectly complemented by the sweet and tangy raspberry sauce. With its beautiful presentation, this cake is sure to impress your guests. So next time you're looking for a special dessert, give this dark chocolate truffle cake with raspberry sauce a try. You won't be disappointed!
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