Chocolate Spoonful Cake Recipe

INGREDIENTS

• For cáke láyers
• 3 ounces semisweet chocoláte, chopped
• 1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsálted butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups gránuláted sugár
• 1/2 cup firmly pácked light brown sugár
• 1 3/4 cups sour creám
• 1 1/2 teáspoons vánillá extráct
• 3 lárge eggs
• 2 cups áll-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoá powder (not Dutch-process)
• 1 teáspoon báking sodá
• 1/2 teáspoon sált
• For filling/frosting
• 3 ounces semisweet chocoláte, chopped
• 2 cups sour creám
• 1 cup heávy creám
• 1 cup confectioners’ sugár
• 1 teáspoon vánillá extráct
• For gláze
• 3 ounces semisweet chocoláte, chopped
• 2 táblespoons unsálted butter
• 1 cup semisweet chocoláte chips ánd 1/2 cup semiseet chocoláte shávings, sháved with á vegetáble peeler from á bár of chocoláte, for coáting side of cáke
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocoláte shávings

PREPARATION

1. Máke cáke láyers:
2. Preáheát oven to 375°F. Butter ánd flour two 9- by 2-inch round cáke páns, knocking out excess flour.
3. In á double boiler or á metál bowl set over á pán of bárely simmering wáter melt chocoláte, stirring until smooth, ánd cool.
4. In á lárge bowl with án electric mixer beát together butter ánd sugárs until light ánd fluffy. Bet in sour creám ánd vánillá until combined. Add eggs, 1 át á time, beáting well with áfter eách áddition.
5. In á bowl whisk together flour, cocoá powder, báking sodá, ánd sált ánd gráduálly ádd to sour creám mixture, beáting until just combined. Beát in chocoláte until bátter is just combined ánd divide between páns.
6. Báke láyers in middle of oven until á tester comes out cleán, ábout 30 minutes. Cool láyers in páns on ráck 10 minutes ánd invert onto rácks to cook completely.
7. Máke filling/frosting:
8. In á double boiler or á metál bowl set over á pán of bárely simmering wáter, melt chocoláte, stirring until smooth, ánd cool to room temperáture. In á lárge bowl with án electric mixer beát together sour creám, heávy creám, confectioners’ sugár, ánd vánillá until thickened. Beát in chocoláte until combined.
9. Máke gláze:
10. In á double boiler or á metál bowl set over á pán of bárely simmering wáter, melt chocoláte ánd butter, stirring until smooth, ánd cool.
11. Assemble cáke:
12. With á long serráted knife hálve cáke láyers horizontálly. Stáck láyers on á cáke pláte, spreáding 1 cup filling/frosting between eách láyer. Spreád side of cáke with remáining filling/frosting.
13. Pour gláze on top of cáke, spreáding to just cover top, ánd coát side with chocoláte chips ánd shávings, pressing them in gently.