Ingredients: |
Ingredients: Cake:
14 oz. semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
16 tbsp. (8 oz.) butter
1/4 cup, plus 2 tbsp. heavy cream
6 eggs, separated
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
2 tsp. vanilla
1 cup (6 oz.) small diced peppermint pattie candies
Ganache Topping:
1 cup heavy cream
8 oz. semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped
Whipped cream, for serving
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Directions: |
Directions:To make the cake:
Preheat oven to 350º.
Butter a 9 1/2" x 10" springform pan, line the bottom with parchment paper, and butter parchment paper and dust with flour, tapping out any excess flour.
Melt the chocolate with butter and cream in the top of a double boiler. Reserve.
In the bowl of a mixer, beat the egg yolks with the sugar until thick and light. Add melted chocolate mixture to the egg yolks until just blended. Add the flour, salt, and vanilla and mix until blended. Stir in peppermint pattie pieces (Mixture will be quite thick).
In a clean mixing bowl, with a clean whip, beat the egg whites to medium soft peaks. Lighten the batter by stirring in about one-third of the eggs whites. Fold in the remaining egg whites and place batter into the prepared pan. Bake for approx. 45 to 50 minutes.
The top of the cake will feel set and very fine hairline cracks will just start to form around the edges. Remove and cool in pan on a rack.
To make the Ganache Topping:
Heat the cream in a heavy bottomed saucepan to just under a boil. Add the chopped chocolate and, over very low heat, constantly stirring, cook the mixture until it is completely smooth. Cool, stirring occasionally, until thickened and spreadable. This can take several hours. (You can make the topping up to 3 days ahead, refrigerate it, and allow to come to room temperature for several hours before using).
Place the cooled cake upside down on serving platter. Remove the parchment liner.
Spread the ganache over the cake, drawing the ganache all the way out to the edges of the cake. Chill.
Remove cake 15 minutes prior to serving. Top with whipped cream. |
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