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Rich Chocolate Nut Cake

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Source: SafeRecipes

Rich Chocolate Nut Cake

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Source: SafeRecipes
This cake is inspired by Julia Child's famous Queen of Sheba, but is a little more chocolatey and fluffy.

Ingredients

Yields: 12 slices (12 Servings)

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    3/4 cups Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chip 126g
    1 tbsp Water 14.78g
    6 1/2 tbsp Butter 92.3g
    1/3 cup Sugar 66g
     1/3 cup Coconut Sugar or Granulated Sugar 66g
    3 Eggs 132g
    1/2 cup Nut Flour 113.5g
    1/2 cup Flour 62.5g
    1 tbsp Rum 14g
    1 Egg White 30g
    Pinch Salt 0.2g
    1/4 tsp Cream of Tartar 0.75g
    1/4 tsp Almond Extract
    2 tbsp Sugar 25g
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    1/2 cup Butter 113.5g
    1/2 tsp Coffee Extract
    1/4 cup Water 59.15g
    1/2 cup Sugar 100g
    1/4 cup Chocolate Baking Chips 42g
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CAKE: Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 6" round pans. Melt the chocolate with rum and water. Mix it so it's nice and smooth. It needs to cool a bit but remain liquid. Set aside. Beat butter, sugar, and coconut sugar until fluffy - at least 5min. Add the egg yolks and beat another 5min. When chocolate is cool enough, gradually add it to the egg mixture along with the almond extract and almond flour. Beat until well incorporated. In a separate bowl, beat the 4 egg whites until bubbles form. Add salt and cream of tartar, and beat until soft peaks form. Add 2tbsp sugar and beat another minute. Fold 1/3 of the egg whites into the batter, then sift/sprinkle 1/4cup flour on top and mix (preferably with a large balloon-type whisk). Repeat. Fold-in the last 1/3 egg white batch. Immediate pour into pan. Bake 30min until toothpick comes out moist. ICING: Beat butter and coffee extract until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Bring sugar and water to a simmer in pan. Simmer until large bubbles form and strings appear when you move spoon out of syrup. Remove from heat, immediately add chocolate chips and stir. Transfer about 1 tbsp from the creamed butter, mix well (butter will melt), and transfer into a cold bowl to cool. When it has mostly cooled (but is still soft), beat it into the creamed butter until smooth, scraping sides often.
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