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Nutrition Facts
Servings per recipe
Calories% Daily Values
  • Energy 10724 kcal 536 %
  • Fat 615 g 945 %
  • Saturated 373 g 1865 %
  • Carbs 1228 g 409 %
  • Fiber 63 g 254 %
  • Protein 101 g 203 %
  • Cholesterol 1575 mg 525 %
  • Sodium 3434 mg 143 %
  • Calcium 577 mg 58 %
  • Magnesium 1178 mg 281 %
  • Potassium 3749 mg 80 %
  • Iron 67 mg 374 %
  • Zinc 30 mg 272 %
  • Phosphorus 2061 mg 294 %
  • Vitamin A 3463 µg 385 %
  • Vitamin C 0 mg 0 %
  • Thiamin (B1) 3 mg 284 %
  • Riboflavin (B2) 3 mg 246 %
  • Niacin (B3) 26 mg 163 %
  • Vitamin B6 1 mg 46 %
  • Folate equivalent (total) 1200 µg 300 %
  • Vitamin B12 2 µg 89 %
  • Vitamin D 3 µg 20 %
  • Vitamin E 15 mg 99 %
  • Vitamin K 74 µg 62 %

Black Chocolate Espresso Cake with Bittersweet Glaze

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups unsalted butter, in small pieces
  • 7 ounces unsweetened chocolate, the best you can afford, coarsely chopped
  • 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
  • 2½ tablespoons instant espresso powder dissolved in 2 cups boiling water, cooled (or 2 cups strong black coffee)
  • 3 cups granulated sugar
  • 10 tablespoons (5 ounces) Kahlúa or other coffee-flavoured liqueur
  • 1½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 2¼ cups all purpose flour
  • ½ cup cake flour, not self-rising
  • 1½ teaspoons baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 10 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped
  • 7 tablespoons unsalted butter, in small pieces
  • Additional unsalted butter, at room temperature, for greasing the pan
  • Dark chocolate-covered espresso beans or chocolate coffee bean-shaped candies, for garnish
  • Lightly sweetened whipped cream, optional

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