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Chocolate Praline Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
CA KE-
1c butter
1/4c cocoa powder
1c water
1/2c buttermilk
2 lg eggs
1tsp baking soda
1tsp vanilla extract
2c sugar
2c all purpose flour
1/2tsp salt

GANACHE- makes 2 cups
1 (12-oz) package semisweet chocolate morsels
1/3c heavy whipping cream
1/4c butter

PRALINE FROSTING- makes 1-3/4 cups
1/4c butter
1c firmly packed brown sugar
1/3c whipping cream
1c powdered sugar
1tsp vanilla extract
1c chopped pecans toasted
Directions:
Directions:
CAKE-
Preheat 350
Cook butter, cocoa, water in saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth, remove from heat. Beat buttermilk, eggs, baking soda, vanilla with electric mixer until smooth Add chocolate mixture, beat until well blended.
Combine sugar, flour, salt; gradually add to buttermilk mixture, beating until blended.
Spray 3 round 9-inch cake pans with cooking spray, line with parchment. Pour batter evenly into pans, bake 18-22 min until set, cool 10 min on wire racks, remove from pans, cool completely.
GANACHE-
Microwave chocolate and whipped cream until melted. Whisk until smooth. Gradually add butter, whisking until smooth. Cool, whisking often, 15 minutes or until spreading consistency. Spread ganache between cake layers and on sides.
PRALINE FROSTING- Do not prepare this frosting ahead of time as it will harden quickly.
Bring butter, brown sugar, and cream to boil in a 2 quart saucepan over medium heat, stirring often. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat and whisk in powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth, Stir in pecans, stir gently for 3-5 minutes or until mixture begins to cool and thicken slightly; pour over cake, allowing some to run down sides. VARIATION: Make frosting as above but without the chopped pecans. Pour frosting over cake and while warm place whole pecan halves in concentric circles on top of cake.

 

 

 

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