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Chocolate Crunch Layer Cake with Milk Chocolate Frosting Recipe

Chocolate Crunch Layer Cake with Milk Chocolate Frosting Recipe

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Chocolate Crunch Layer Cake with Milk Chocolate Frosting

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Nutrition

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Ingredients:

Serving

4 oz unsweetened chocolate
1/2 cup hot water
1 3/4 cups cake flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 3/4 cups sugar
3 large eggs, room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract
2/3 cup whole milk
1 1/4 cups whipping cream
1/4 cup light corn syrup
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
1 lb milk chocolate, chopped
4 1.4- oz chocolate-covered english toffee bars (such as heath bars or skor), cut into 1/4-inch dice
7 oz milk chocolate (such as 1 hershey's bar or two 3- to 3.5-oz bars)

Directions:

Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F. Butter two 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 1 3/4-inch-high sides. Line bottoms of pans with waxed paper; butter paper. Dust pans with flour; tap out excess. Combine chocolate and 1/2 cup hot water in small saucepan. Stir over low heat until melted and smooth. Cool to lukewarm, stirring often.
Whisk flour, baking soda and salt in medium bowl to blend. Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until fluffy. Gradually beat in sugar. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, then vanilla extract. Beat in chocolate mixture. Add flour mixture in 3 additions alternately with milk in 2 additions, beating just to blend after each addition. Divide batter equally beween pans. Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean and cake just begins to pull away from sides of pan, about 35 minutes. Cool cakes in pans on racks 5 minutes. Cut around pan sides. Turn cakes out onto racks; peel off waxed paper. Cool cakes completely.
Combine cream, corn syrup and butter in heavy large saucepan. Whisk over medium heat until mixture begins to simmer. Add chopped chocolate. Reduce heat to low and whisk until frosting is smooth, about 1 minute; transfer to large bowl.
Fill another large bowl with ice. Set bottom of bowl with frosting atop ice. Whisk until frosting is cool and begins to thicken, about 8 minutes. Place bowl of frosting on work surface. Using electric mixer, beat until color lightens and just until frosting becomes thick enough to hold peaks when beaters are lifted, about 2 minutes (frosting will continue to thicken as it stands).
Place 1 cake layer, flat side up, on 8-inch-diameter tart pan bottom or cardboard round. If desired, place pan bottom with cake atop 8-inch-diameter cake pan to make simple decorating stand. Top layer with 1 1/2 cups frosting, spreading to edge. Sprinkle evenly with diced toffee. Top with second cake layer, flat side down; press slightly to adhere. Spread thin layer of frosting over top and sides of cake to seal and set crumbs. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake (if frosting becomes stiff, stir gently with spatula to loosen).
Stand chocolate bar on 1 short end. Using vegetable peeler and starting at top edge of 1 side, run peeler down length of bar (chocolate will come away from side of chocolate bar in curls). Pile chocolate curls atop cake. Chill at least 2 hours. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover with cake dome and keep chilled. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour before serving.)

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	1231.41 Kcal (5156 kJ)
Calories from fat	757.42 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	84.16g	129%
Cholesterol	202.71mg	68%
Sodium	949.86mg	40%
Potassium	315.97mg	7%
Total Carbs	171.43g	57%
Sugars	35.19g	141%
Dietary Fiber	39.56g	158%
Protein	13.35g	27%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	3%
Iron	2.4mg	14%
Calcium	216.8mg	22%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	575.88 Kcal (2411 kJ)
Calories from fat	354.21 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	39.36g	129%
Cholesterol	94.8mg	68%
Sodium	444.21mg	40%
Potassium	147.77mg	7%
Total Carbs	80.17g	57%
Sugars	16.46g	141%
Dietary Fiber	18.5g	158%
Protein	6.25g	27%
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0%
Iron	1.1mg	14%
Calcium	101.4mg	22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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