Mary Bergin's Individual Chocolate Truffle Cake
- 4 oz. bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 3 tbsp. whipping cream
- 2 tbsp. butter
- 2 tbsp. orange liqueur
- orange juice
- 5 oz. bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 10 tbsp. butter, cut in sm. pieces
- 3 eggs
- 3 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 5 tbsp. all-purpose flour
- Whipped cream and cocoa, for garnish
- Make Truffles: Combine chocolate and cream in small heat-proof bowl.
- Place bowl over pan of simmering water and allow chocolate to melt.Remove from heat.
- Make sure butter is melted before refrigerating.
- Stirin butter and liqueur.
- Refrigerate until mixture is firm, about 45 minutes.
- Form truffle mixture into six 1-1/4-inch balls.
- Return to refrigerator.
- Heat oven to 350F.
- Chocolate Cake: Combine chocolate and butter in medium heat-proof bowl.
- Place bowl over pan of simmering water and allow chocolate to melt.
- Stir until smooth.
- Meanwhile, in large mixer bowl, beat eggs, egg yolks and sugar on high speed until thick and pale lemon color, about 5 minutes.
- Add chocolate mixture, beating on low speed until combined.
- Fold in flour.
- Spoon about 1 tablespoon batter into each of six buttered, 3-1/2-inch jumbo muffin cups.
- Place one truffle in each cup.
- Fill 3/4 full with batter.
- Bake until edges begin to pull away from edges of each cake, about 12 to 14 minutes.
- Remove from oven.
- Let stand 15 minutes.
- Carefully loosen edges of each cake.
- Carefully invert onto serving plate.
- Garnish each serving with whipped cream and a dusting of cocoa.
bittersweet chocolate, whipping cream, butter, orange liqueur, orange juice, bittersweet chocolate, butter, eggs, egg yolks, granulated sugar, allpurpose flour, cream
Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/2553 (may not work)