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Rich moist dark chocolate cake made with Raspberry Chocolate Truffle Coffee, cream cheese with raspberry filling baked in a spring form pan. Garnished with ganache and fresh raspberries. Raspberry or apricot jam is melted and brushed on berries for added sweetness and pretty glaze.
1–15,25 ounce package dark chocolate cake mix
1–3 ounce package chocolate pudding/pie mix-dry
1–1/3 cups raspberry chocolate truffle coffee, brewed or regular brewed bold coffee
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs + 1 yolk from cream cheese filling*
1 teaspoon raspberry extract or vanilla
1–8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 egg white
2 tablespoons confectioners sugar
1/2 –3/4 cup fresh raspberries or frozen, unthawed
1/2 cup heavy cream
1–1/2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
Fresh raspberries for garnish
1/4 cup raspberry or apricot jam, melted as a glaze for berries.
In microwave safe small mixing bowl or 2 cup measuring cup, add 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream. Microwave for 40 seconds to heat but not boil. Add chocolate chips to warm cream. Allow chips to melt without stirring for 3-4 minutes. Stir cream and chip until smooth and glossy. Set aside.
Run a sharp knife around the edges of the springform cake pan, release cake sides from pan. Release spring form to reveal cake. Pick up the parchment paper with cake and set cake aside. With serving platter, invert the cake onto the platter or cake stand. Cake will be bottom side up, remove parchment paper.
Pour smoothed ganache over the top of the cake and allow to flow over the sides of the cake. Use an off set spatula to smooth top and sides of the cake with the ganache. Garnish the cake with fresh whole raspberries around perimeter of cake as desired. Melt raspberry or apricot jam in microwave safe cup for 10 seconds, with pastry brush, brush each berry with jam for a shiny and sweet berries. Chill cake 2 hours before slicing.
Store cake in refrigerator up to 3 days.
If you want to freeze the cake, after baking and cooling to room temperature, cover with plastic wrap and foil, freeze without the ganache. Add ganache right before serving.
This recipe will make two 6″ round springform cakes just divide the batter and filling between two cake pans. Same process for filling and decorating cake. Bake 6″ cakes for 90 minutes at 350 F.
If you freeze the ganache with berries on the cake the berries will be soft and chocolate may not perform well.
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