Chapter 1 · Growing Up in the South
Blackout Cake
Blackout Cake
The Story
Each finished cake uses five layers of blackout cake with four layers of cremeux (350g per layer).
Ingredients
Serves 12
Scaled to a home kitchen batch from Jason's original production formula.
Method
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1
Mix all dry ingredients together in a medium bowl.
2
Mix all wet ingredients together in a large bowl.
3
Melt butter in a small pot.
4
Combine wet ingredients into dry ingredients.
5
Mix in melted butter last.
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Scale 1kg per 9-inch cake pan.
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Bake at 325°F for about 1 hour or until cake tester comes out clean.
Jason's Notes
Triple chocolate gateau with intense cocoa flavor, perfect for chocolate lovers.
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