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+author: Peter Fontaine 4/4/2005 cooking class
+directions: 'Cake: Make as directed above in 2 9” round cake pans. Grease bottom
+ of pan only. Line bottom with parchment paper and grease top of parchment paper. Bake
+ as directed. Let cool 10 min. then remove from pan. Discard parchment paper
+ and allow to cool completely. Cut each layer in half horizontally (4 layers total).
+
+
+ Coffee Butter Cream:
+
+ Put ½ C. Espresso powder in a small dish. Add just enough hot water to make a
+ paste. In a large mixer, blend fondant and butter and ¼ C. coffee paste. Taste. Add
+ more paste, if necessary and blend until smooth.
+
+
+ Chocolate Ganache:
+
+ In a 4 C. Pyrex measuring cup, break up chocolate. In a small saucepan, heat
+ cream almost until boiling. Pour over chocolate and stir to melt chocolate completely.
+
+
+ Assembly:
+
+ Put one layer of cake on a cake cardboard cut just to fit (and covered with aluminum
+ foil). Using a pastry brush, lightly soak cake with brandy. Ice with coffee
+ butter cream. Repeat until all 4 layers are iced. Ice sides completely. Smooth
+ top and sides very cleanly so ganache will make a smooth cover. Chill at least
+ 1 hour to set butter cream. Warm ganache (just warm when touched to bottom lip
+ otherwise it will melt butter cream). Place cake on smaller pan on top of a cookie
+ sheet (to catch excess ganache to use later). Pour warm ganache over cake and
+ spread quickly with a spatula to smooth and cover completely. Return to refrigerator
+ to set. Garnish slices with coffee butter cream and a coffee bean. Serve.'
+ingredient_blocks:
+- ingredients:
+ - amount:
+ alternatives: []
+ range_: null
+ units: box
+ value: '1'
+ name: Betty Crocker Super Moist Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix (in Estes Park use
+ High Altitude modifications plus additional 2 T. water and 1 T. flour)
+ note: null
+ - amount:
+ alternatives: []
+ range_: null
+ units: splash
+ value: '1'
+ name: Brandy, coffee or chocolate liquor, optional
+ note: null
+ name: Cake
+- ingredients:
+ - amount:
+ alternatives: []
+ range_: null
+ units: lb.
+ value: '2'
+ name: unsalted butter, at room temperature
+ note: null
+ - amount:
+ alternatives: []
+ range_: null
+ units: lb.
+ value: '1'
+ name: white fondant (purchased at cake decorating store)
+ note: null
+ - amount:
+ alternatives: []
+ range_: null
+ units: C.
+ value: ½
+ name: Instant Espresso Powder, possibly more
+ note: null
+ - amount:
+ alternatives: []
+ range_: null
+ units: splash
+ value: '1'
+ name: Hot Water
+ note: null
+ name: Coffee Butter Cream
+- ingredients:
+ - amount:
+ alternatives: []
+ range_: null
+ units: lb.
+ value: '1'
+ name: Bittersweet Chocolate (not chips)
+ note: null
+ - amount:
+ alternatives: []
+ range_: null
+ units: Pt.
+ value: '1'
+ name: heavy cream
+ note: null
+ name: Chocolate Ganache
+name: Fancy Chocolate Cake
+source: null
+tags: null
+url: null
+yield_: null