Ingredients
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3/4
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3
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3
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1
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4
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3
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3
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1/2
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3/4
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1 1/3
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1
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1/2
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1/2
Directions
Chocolate Nirvana Cake, Dense moist chocolate cake layered with ganache, homemade caramel sauce, fresh whipped cream and toasted pecans!, To die for! Made it yesterday for my boyfriend’s bday – major hit – everyone loves it!, What a wonderful delight this cake was! I made it for my son’s birthday and we all enjoyed it I did sub sliced almonds for the pecans due to allergies and they tasted great Only one little change, I decreased the almond extract to 1tsp (in the ganache) and it was ample I don’t own a candy thermometer and I think I took the carmel sauce off the heat a little early, no problem, it wasn’t thick but it was delicious! This will make many more appearances at our table Thanks for sharing your recipe
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Steps
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1
Done
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Cake: |
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2
Done
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Preheat Oven to 350*. Grease 3 Round Cake Pans(i Also Line the Bottom With Waxed Paper). Set Aside.put Water on to Boil. |
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3
Done
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Mix Together Flour, Soda and Salt. Set Aside. |
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4
Done
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Beat Together Butter and Sugar Until Light. |
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5
Done
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Add Eggs and Vanilla. |
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6
Done
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Add Chocolate and Beat 1-2 Minutes. |
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7
Done
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Add Flour Mixture to Chocolate Mixture, Alternating With Buttermilk.beat Until Smooth. |
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8
Done
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Slowly Add Boiling Water, Beating Until Completely Smooth-Batter Will Be Thin. |
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9
Done
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Pour Into Pans. Bake 35-40 Mins, Until Tester Comes Out Clean. |
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10
Done
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While Baking, Make Ganache, Caramel and Whipped Cream. |
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11
Done
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Cool Cakes in Pans For 10 Mins, Then Unmold Onto Racks to Finish Cooling. |
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12
Done
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Caramel-Cook Sugar, Corn Syrup and Butter Over Low Heat Until 242*. Remove from Heat and Add Cream and Vanilla.cool. Will Thicken as It Cools. |
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13
Done
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Ganache-Melt Butter, Chocolate Chips and Cream Over Low Heat.whisk in Almond Extract. Cool. |
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14
Done
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Whipped Cream- Whisk Cream Until It Just Begins to Thicken, Then Add Pudding Powder. Whisk Until Ready.refrigerate. |
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15
Done
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Pecans- Put Butter on a Cookie Sheet& Melt in Oven (can Toast Pecans While Baking Cake)- When Butter Is Melted, Toss Pecans in Pan Until Coated. Bake @ 350 Until Toasty Smelling (~10 Mins- Watch Carefully, They Burn Easily!)salt to Taste. |
