Double Decker Chocolate Cake

Name: Double Decker Chocolate Cake
Ingredients: 7 oz dark chocolate; 3/4 cup butter; 7 None medium eggs; 1 1/4 cups sugar; 3/4 cup flour; 1/4 cup cocoa powder; 1 tsp baking powder; None Pinch salt; None None Powdered sugar, for dusting

9 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

7 oz dark chocolate
3/4 cup butter
7 None medium eggs
1 1/4 cups sugar
3/4 cup flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
None Pinch salt
None None Powdered sugar, for dusting

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 425°F. Line 2 round springform cake pans, 4 inches and 8 inches in diameter, with parchment paper.
2

Melt the chocolate and the butter in a bain marie or in a heat-proof bowl over a pan of hot water, stirring gently to combine. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
3

Beat the eggs, sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt until smooth. Pour in the chocolate butter and stir to combine. Transfer the mixture to the cake pans. Bake 8-10 minutes for the smaller cake and 20 minutes for the larger one, until set but still soft at the center. Remove from oven and allow to cool in pans overnight.
4

To serve, remove cakes from pans. Place the smaller cake on top of the larger one, then dust with powdered sugar and serve.