Receta Chocolate Prune & Cognac Cake
Ingredientes
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Direcciones
- 12 servings.
- Put together prunes, 1/3 cup cognac and 3 tbsp sugar in heavy small saucepan. Bring to simmer, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Cover and let steep 2 hrs.Heat chocolate with 5 tbsp cognac and coffee pwdr in heavy 2-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly. Whisk in butter 1 tbsp at a time. Fold in 3/4 cup sugar, flour, cinnamon and allspice. Blend in yolks. Cool mix slightly.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter 8 to 10 cup kugelhopf or possibly bundt pan; dust with flour. Using electric mixer, beat whites, salt and cream of tartar till soft peaks form. Add in 1/4 cup sugar, 1 tbsp at a time, and beat till almost stiff but not dry. Whisk chocolate mix to loosen. Gently mix in 1/4 of whites. Fold mix back into remaining whites. Gently mix in prunes.
- Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake till center if hard to touch and a couple crumb stick to tester inserted into center, about 1 hour. Cool in pan 25 min. Invert onto rack and cool completely. Wrap tightly and let stand at room temperature overnight.
- FOR GLAZE: Bring cream to simmer in heavy small saucepan. Remove from heat. Stir in chocolate. Cover and let stand 5 min. Add in cognac. Cool till glaze mounds slightly on spoon.
- Spoon glaze over cake, allowing to drip down sides. Let stand till set.