Name: Chocolate Cake with Espresso Glaze
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 3 tbsp. unsalted butter or nondairy margarine -; 6 oz. bittersweet chocolate -; 6 large eggs -; 1 c. granulated sugar (for cake) -; 3 tbsp. instant espresso powder (for cake) -; 1/4 tsp. coarse salt (for cake) -; 1 tbsp. vanilla extract (for cake) -; 3 oz. bittersweet chocolate -; 1 1/2 tbsp. unsalted butter or nondairy margarine (for glaze) -; 2 tsp. vanilla extract (for glaze) -; c. heavy cream or plain soy milk -; c. granulated sugar (for glaze) -; 1 tbsp. instant espresso powder (for glaze) -; 1/4 tsp. coarse salt (for glaze) -

Ingredients for - Chocolate Cake with Espresso Glaze

1. 3 tbsp. unsalted butter or nondairy margarine

2. 6 oz. bittersweet chocolate

3. 6 large eggs

4. 1 c. granulated sugar (for cake)

5. 3 tbsp. instant espresso powder (for cake)

6. 1/4 tsp. coarse salt (for cake)

7. 1 tbsp. vanilla extract (for cake)

8. 3 oz. bittersweet chocolate

9. 1 1/2 tbsp. unsalted butter or nondairy margarine (for glaze)

10. 2 tsp. vanilla extract (for glaze)

11. c. heavy cream or plain soy milk

12. c. granulated sugar (for glaze)

13. 1 tbsp. instant espresso powder (for glaze)

14. 1/4 tsp. coarse salt (for glaze)

How to cook deliciously - Chocolate Cake with Espresso Glaze

1 . Stage

Make the cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter bottom of a 9-inch springform pan, and line with parchment cut to fit. Melt butter and chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water.

2 . Stage

With a mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat egg yolks with 1/2 cup sugar until thick and pale, about 3 minutes. Add espresso and salt, and beat for 1 minute. Add vanilla and chocolate mixture, and beat for 1 minute.

3 . Stage

In a clean bowl and with a whisk attachment, beat egg whites until foamy. Slowly add remaining 1/2 cup sugar, beating until stiff peaks form. Fold whites into chocolate mixture in 3 additions. Pour batter into prepared pan.

4 . Stage

Bake until set, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool completely in pan on a rack. Remove pan sides. Carefully lift cake with a spatula, and remove parchment.

5 . Stage

Make the glaze: Place chocolate, butter, and vanilla in a bowl. Bring remaining ingredients to a boil, stirring, and pour over chocolate mixture. Whisk until smooth. Serve glaze warm with cake.