French Chocolate Buttercream Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:

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butter
flour
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1 1/3 cups sugar
2 oz unsweetened chocolate, broken into small pieces
3/4 cup lightly-salted butter, cut into 12 pieces
1 1/4 cups sour cream
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups cake flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup milk
chocolate buttercream icing (recipe in 'zaar)

Directions:

Place oven rack in centre of oven, heat to 350°F.
Butter and flour bottoms of 2- 8 inch round cake pans, reserve.
Beat eggs in large mixer bowl at high speed 1 minute.
Continue beating, adding sugar very slowly, about 7 minutes.
Melt chocolate with 3/4 cup butter.
Drizzle warm chocolate mixture into egg mixture, beating at low speed until blended.
Add sour cream and vanilla, beat at low speed until thoroughly blended.
Sift together 1 1/2 cups flour, the cocoa and baking soda.
While beating at low speed, add dry ingredients, about 1/2 cup at a time, to chocolate mixture alternating with milk, about 1/3 cup at a time.
Stop mixer as necessary to clean sides of bowl with rubber spatula.
Beat until well blended.
Pour half of batter into each reserved pan, place pans in oven diagonally on same rack.
Bake until cake tester or wooden pick inserted in centre of each cake comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes.
Cool cakes in pans on wire racks until just warm, remove from pans and cool completely on racks.
Prepare Chocolate Buttercream.
Reserve about 1/2 cup buttercream for decorative piping.
To assemble cake, place 1 layer on serving plate, spread top evenly with 3/4 of the firm buttercream.
Refrigerate 30 minutes.
Place second cake layer on top of first layer.
Frost sides, then top of cake completely with buttercream.
Pipe reserved buttercream through pastry bag fitted with star tube in a decorative border around top of cake.
Refrigerate cake until thoroughly chilled, serve cold.
Cake must be stored in refrigerator.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	322.6 Kcal (1351 kJ)
Calories from fat	152.31 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	16.92g	26%
Cholesterol	65.55mg	22%
Sodium	248.66mg	10%
Potassium	279.36mg	6%
Total Carbs	39.94g	13%
Sugars	17.03g	68%
Dietary Fiber	2.85g	11%
Protein	6.87g	14%
Vitamin C	0.3mg	0%
Iron	2.6mg	15%
Calcium	95.8mg	10%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	252.81 Kcal (1058 kJ)
Calories from fat	119.36 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	13.26g	26%
Cholesterol	51.37mg	22%
Sodium	194.87mg	10%
Potassium	218.93mg	6%
Total Carbs	31.3g	13%
Sugars	13.35g	68%
Dietary Fiber	2.23g	11%
Protein	5.39g	14%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0%
Iron	2.1mg	15%
Calcium	75mg	10%

* 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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