This chocolate truffle cake is amazing. It is a luxurious layer cake that is tender and melts in your mouth. It is topped with a ganache glaze and contains a wonderful bittersweet filling; it is truly the epitome of indulgence. You do not have to be a dazzling and amazing confectioner to make this cake. With this recipe you can make your own chocolate truffle cake within the confines of your own kitchen. So, get cooking today.
Ingredients
2-1/2 cups 2% milk
1 cup butter – cubed
8 oz semisweet chocolate – chopped
3 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
2-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
6 tbsps butter – cubed
4 oz bittersweet chocolate – chopped
2-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
10 oz semisweet chocolate – chopped
2/3 cup heavy whipping cream
How To Make Chocolate Truffle Cake
- Cook the butter, milk, and chocolate at a low temperature until it is melted in a large saucepan.
- Remove from the stove and let sit for 10 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 325 °F.
- Beat the vanilla and eggs inside a large bowl.
- Stir in the chocolate mixture until it turns smooth.
- Combine the salt, flour, baking soda and sugar.
- Gradually add to chocolate mixture and mix well.
- Note: Batter should be thin.
- Disperse the mixture amongst three greased and floured 9-in round baking pans.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes.
- Note: An inserted toothpick should come out clean.
- Let cool 10 minutes.
- Remove from pans and transfer to wire racks in order to completely cool.
Filling
- Melt butter and chocolate in a small saucepan.
- Stir in the cream and confectioners' sugar until it turns smooth.
Ganache
- Pour chocolate inti a small bowl.
- Boil cream in a small saucepan.
- Pour over chocolate and whisk until it turns smooth.
- Let cool while stirring occasionally.
- Note: Keep stirring until the ganache reaches a spreading consistency.
- Place a cake layer onto a serving plate.
- Spread half of the filling onto it.
- Repeat for remaining layers.
- Top with remaining cake layer.
- Spread ganache over top and sides of cake.
- Store in the refrigerator before serving.
Trivia
A chocolate truffle is a chocolate confectionary.