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1 cup
unsalted butter, cut in pieces
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12 ounces
dark (70-72%) chocolate, broken in pieces
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1 cup
granulated sugar
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6
large eggs
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2 teaspoons
vanilla extract
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Raspberry Coulis (recipe below)
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Preheat oven to 350 F. Butter a 9" springform pan. Line with parchment paper. Butter parchment paper. Dust pan with high quality unsweetened cocoa powder.
Ask the hotline about this step!Melt butter and chocolate in a double boiler over simmering water, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat and cool to lukewarm.
Ask the hotline about this step!Whisk sugar and eggs together in a large bowl. Stir in vanilla extract. Add chocolate and stir to combine well.
Ask the hotline about this step!Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake until set and top begins to crack, about 45 minutes. (The center will still be moist.) Cool pan completely on rack. Remove pan side.
Ask the hotline about this step!Transfer cake to serving plate. Dust with sifted icing/confectioners sugar. Serve with raspberry coulis and whipped cream.
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16 ounces
frozen raspberries
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1/2 cup
granulated sugar
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Stir frozen raspberries and sugar in pan over medium-low heat until raspberries thaw and sugar dissolves. Remove from heat.
Ask the hotline about this step!Pass raspberries through fine-meshed sieve to separate seeds from coulis. Discard seeds.
Ask the hotline about this step!What a gorgeous photo!! And the cake and coulis look scrumptious, too! Love the red rose and the dessert wine, too . . . . very nice.
Can't wait to try this -- this looks delicious!
Oh my. Many years ago, I had a recipe from an old food magazine for a similar cake that I made often for special occasions, and I've been trying to track down something similar for ages. This is just what I have been looking for!
Andrew is an artisan chocolatier and the owner of Garrison Confections Gourmet Chocolate Shop.
This sounds so good, that although we will be in Wyoming, skiing over Valentine's weekend, I plan on packing some excellent chocolate and my springform pan so that I can make this cake for my wife on Valentine's day. May need to try to smuggle some Banyuls too! Thanks!