Ingredients

  • 6 ounces white chocolate, for garnish, finely grated and chilled
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, soft
  • 1 cup sugar, plus
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 12 cups all-purpose flour
  • 12 cup unsweetened cocoa, plus
  • 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 large eggs
  • 12 pint heavy cream
  • 10 12 ounces semisweet chocolate, broken in pieces

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease the base of two 8" round cake pans.
  • Line with parchment.
  • Combine butter, sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt and eggs in a large bowl.
  • Using an electric mixer on med.
  • speed, beat until smooth.
  • Beat 2 minutes Divide batter between pans.
  • Bake 20-25 minutes or until toothpick test comes clean.
  • Cool in pans 1 minute Turn out onto racks, peel off parchment, and cool completely.
  • For frosting, heat heavy cream just until it comes to a boil.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Add broken semisweet chocolate and stir until melted.
  • Let cool.
  • Chill for 30 mins., then whisk until thickened to a spreadable consistency.
  • Use one third of frosting between layers and rest to frost top and sides of cake.
  • Sprinkle grated white chocolate on top.