Glazed Chocolate Cake With Sprinkles
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs at room temperature 30 minutes
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 3 1/2 oz bittersweet chocolate (not more than 60% cacao if marked), finely chopped
- 2 teaspoons light corn syrup
- Colorful confectionary sprinkles and/or nonpareils
- a 9- by 2-inch round cake pan
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0F with rack in middle. Butter bottom and side of pan, then line bottom with a round of parchment.
- Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into a bowl.
- Beat together butter and brown sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in vanilla. Reduce speed to medium-low and add flour mixture and milk alternately in batches, beginning and ending with flour mixture (batter will appear curdled).
- Transfer batter to cake pan and smooth top. Bake until cake begins to pull away from side of pan and a wooden pick inserted into center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool cake in pan 5 minutes, then invert onto a rack and cool completely, about 1 hour.
- Bring cream to a simmer in a small heavy saucepan over medium heat, then pour over chocolate in a bowl and let stand 1 minute. Gently whisk until smooth, then stir in corn syrup. Cool completely, gently stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes (glaze will thicken).
- Carefully peel off parchment from cake. Pour glaze onto center of cake and spread to edges with a spatula. Decorate with sprinkles and/or nonpareils.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/glazed-chocolate-cake-with-sprinkles-358117 (may not work)