Black Pearl Layer Cake Recipe | Epicurious.com
"TREND: Exotically flavored chocolate WHO: Katrina Markoff, CEO of Vosges Haut-Chocolat in Chicago WHAT: Markoff, one of the first to infuse chocolate with unexpected ingredients, named this Asian-tinged creation after one of her most popular truffles. Its Japanese flavors ? ginger, wasabi, and black sesame seeds ? are the building blocks for an inspired cake...."
INGREDIENTS
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6 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped
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3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
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1 teaspoon ground ginger
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1/2 teaspoon wasabi powder*
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2 tablespoons black sesame seeds*
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1 tablespoon corn syrup
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2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter, room temperature
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1 cup water
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1/2 cup sugar
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5 tablespoons matchstick-size strips peeled fresh ginger
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1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
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2 cups boiling water
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1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
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2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
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2 teaspoons baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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2 1/4 cups sugar
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1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
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4 large eggs
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1 tablespoon vanilla extract
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2 cups chilled heavy whipping cream
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1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
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Additional black sesame seeds
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