french chocolate layer cake

How To Make french chocolate layer cake

• Step 1
  Combine espresso, hot water, semisweet chocolate and bitter chocolate in double boiler filled with hot water and cover.
• Step 2
  Without applying additional heat, melt the chocolate.
• Step 3
  Butter two layer-cake pans, lay a sheet of waxed paper in each, and dust the pans with flour. (The pans should be able to hold about 4 cups each.)
• Step 4
  Beat the egg yolks and then gradually add about 2/3 cup of sugar until the yolks are thick and lemon colored; beat butter into the chocolate mixture.
• Step 5
  Add the chocolate mixture to the egg yolks and stir.
• Step 6
  Beat the egg whites until foamy; add the cream of tartar, and then gradually add up to 2 tablespoons sugar.
• Step 7
  Add the sifted corn starch gradually to the chocolate mixture, alternating with the egg whites - The corn starch and egg whites should be folded in to the chocolate mixture.
• Step 8
  Pour half the batter into each cake pan; bake on the lower middle level of a preheated 350 oven until set on the sides.
• Step 9
  Cool the cake in the pan, and then turn out onto a serving dish.
• Step 10
  Combine the icing ingredients and ice the cake as you would a normal layer cake.
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