Chocolate Fudge "Blackout" Cake
"Ebinger's, a lost-but-not-forgotten Brooklyn bakery, made their original version of this cake famous. Our recipe, based on the spirit of Blackout Cake if not its exact ingredients, marries a moist chocolate layer cake with rich, pudding-like filling and thick ganache icing — plus Ebinger's trademark cake-crumb coating...."
INGREDIENTS
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Filing:
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1 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
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1 1/8 teaspoon salt
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1 2 tablespoons sugar
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1 1/2 teaspoon espresso powder, optional; for enhanced chocolate flavor
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1 1 large egg, at room temperature
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1 1 cup heavy cream
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Cake:
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1 2 cups sugar
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1 2 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
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1 2 tablespoons Cake Enhancer, Instant ClearJel, or cornstarch
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1 3/4 cup (2 1/4 ounces) Double Dutch Cocoa Blend, Cocoa Rouge, or Dutch-process cocoa
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1 2 teaspoons baking powder
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1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1 1 teaspoon salt
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1 1 teaspoon espresso powder, optional; for enhanced chocolate flavor
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1 4 large eggs
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1 3/4 cup vegetable oil
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1 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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1 1 1/4 cups water
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Icing:
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1 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips or chopped semisweet or bittersweet chocolate
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1 3/4 cup heavy cream
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