Triple-Chocolate Layer Cake Recipe

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Triple-Chocolate Layer Cake
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Ingredients
18
Count
Nutrition
985
Calories
Total time
21
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Make cake: Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Butter three 8-inch-diameter cake pans with 1 1/2-inch-high sides.
  3. Line bottoms with parchment paper.
  4. Stir buttermilk, espresso power and vanilla in small bowl until powder dissolves.
  5. Sift sugar and next 5 ingredients into large bowl.
  6. Add eggs and butter; beat until mixture is thick and smooth, about 1 1/2 minutes.
  7. Add buttermilk mixture; beat until light and fluffy,about 1 1/2 minutes longer.
  8. Divide batter among pans.
  9. Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
  10. Cool cakes in pans on racks 5 minutes.
  11. Turn cakes out onto racks.
  12. Peel off parchment; cool completely.
  13. Make fillings and frosting: Place white chocolate and milk chocolate in separate medium bowls.
  14. Bring 1 cup cream to boil in heavy medium saucepan.
  15. Pour 3 tablespoons hot cream into white chocolate and 3 tablespoons hot cream into milk chocolate.
  16. Add bittersweet chocolate to remaining cream in saucepan; stir until smooth.
  17. Stir white chocolate and milk chocolate fillings until smooth; chill until cold but not firm, about 15 minutes.
  18. Set aside bittersweet chocolate frosting.
  19. Assemble: Place 1 cake layer on platter.
  20. Using handheld mixer, beat white chocolate filling until slightly stiff.
  21. Spread over cake layer.
  22. Top with second cake layer.
  23. Add remaining 1 tablespoon cream to milk chocolate filling and beat until smooth.
  24. Spread over second cake layer.
  25. Top with third cake layer.
  26. Chill cake until bittersweet chocolate frosting is firm enough to spread, about 30 minutes.
  27. Stir frosting until smooth.
  28. Spread very thin layer over top and sides of cake to smooth surface and anchor crumbs.
  29. Chill 30 minutes.
  30. Spread remaining frosting decoratively over cake.
  31. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover with cake dome and chill.) Garnish cake with chocolate shavings, if desired,and serve.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 984.88 Kcal (4123 kJ)
Calories from fat 495.38 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 55.04g 85%
Cholesterol 257.07mg 86%
Sodium 541.24mg 23%
Potassium 454.03mg 10%
Total Carbs 116.55g 39%
Sugars 77.27g 309%
Dietary Fiber 4.21g 17%
Protein 14.94g 30%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 9%
Iron 4.7mg 26%
Calcium 226.4mg 23%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 311.15 Kcal (1303 kJ)
Calories from fat 156.51 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.39g 85%
Cholesterol 81.22mg 86%
Sodium 170.99mg 23%
Potassium 143.44mg 10%
Total Carbs 36.82g 39%
Sugars 24.41g 309%
Dietary Fiber 1.33g 17%
Protein 4.72g 30%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 9%
Iron 1.5mg 26%
Calcium 71.5mg 23%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 23.5
    Points
  • 28
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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