=== BOTTOM LAYER ===
4 Eggs; room temperature
2 tb Sugar
12 oz Semi-sweet chocolate chips
6 oz Butter -; (1 1/2 sticks)
=== TOP LAYER ===
1 1/2 c 2% milk
1 1/2 c Semi-sweet chocolate chips
12 oz Butter -; (3 sticks)
3 ts Irish cream liquor
1 1/2 ts Vanilla
12 Egg yolks
Whipped cream; for garnish
Bottom Layer Preparation: Melt chocolate and butter in microwave for
two minutes or until smooth, stirring occasionally. Allow to cool.
Whisk eggs and sugar in a mixing bowl, then place this bowl inside of
another bowl filled with hot water and stir ingredients until warm.
Beat egg and sugar mixture until triple in volume. Gently fold in
chocolate and butter. Pour into a paper lined and greased 10-inch
cake pan. Bake at 425 degrees for 10 minutes or until the cake barely
resists pressure from touch. Cool for 10 minutes and turn onto a
serving plate. Top Layer Preparation: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Heat milk in a saucepan until hot. Add chocolate and stir until
melted. Stir in butter, liquor and vanilla. Remove from heat and
whisk a small amount of chocolate mixture in with egg yolks. Pour
yolk mixture back into saucepan and mix. Pour in a lined and greased
pan, and bake 20 to 30 minutes or until barely set. Cool completely
then turn over on top of the bottom layer. Garnish cake with whipped
cream.
Yields
1 servings