Chocolate Slice

3 hours Prep: 40 minutes Cook: 20 minutes

1497 calories per serving view nutrition facts

1 cake suggest servings

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Ingredients


Cake
5	ounces	chocolate (semi-sweet)
1/2	cup	butter	softened
2	tablespoons	butter	softened
1	cup	sugar
1	pinch	salt
1	pinch	cinnamon	ground
1	pinch	lemon zest	grated
6	large	eggs	separated
1	cup	flour, all-purpose	sifted
			Frosting
8	tablespoons	butter
7	ounces	chocolate (semi-sweet)
2	large	eggs	beaten
3	cups	powdered sugar	sifted
1/4	cup	rum

Directions

Line 14x10 inch cake pan with waxed paper and grease paper.

Preheat oven to 350F.

CAKE.

Melt chocolate in double boiler over low heat. In a large bowl, cream butter and half the sugar until light and fluffy.

Add salt, cinnamon and lemon peel.

Beat in egg yolks, one at a time, with melted chocolate.

Beat egg whites until stiff; fold in remaining sugar.

Fold egg white mixture into creamed mixture with flour.

Spread batter evenly in prepared cake pan.

Bake 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

Sprinkle a sheet of waxed paper with sugar and turn out cake onto it.

Peel off lining paper.

Cool 2 hours, then cut cooled cake lengthwise into two 14x5 inch strips.

FROSTING.

Melt butter, cool slightly. Finely grate chocolate.

Mix chocolate, eggs, powdered sugar, butter and rum in double boiler.

Stir constantly over low heat until chocolate has melted and all ingredients are thoroughly combined.

Cool.

Place the two 14x5 inch strips on top of one another, with about half of the frosting used as filling.

Spread remaining frosting thickly over top.

Cut into slices when frosting is firm.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 383g

Amount per Serving

Calories 1497 48% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 81.0g	124%
Saturated Fat 47.0g	235%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 559mg	186%
Sodium 513mg	21%
Total Carbohydrate 189.0g	63%
Dietary Fiber 5.0g	18%
Sugars 159.0g
Protein 19.0g	38%

Vitamin A	41%		Vitamin C	0%
Calcium	9%		Iron	29%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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