Set metal bowl with
chocolate and butter over the saucepan of the barely simmering water stirring occasionally until melted and smooth.
Stir
chopped chocolate and butter in a large bowl set over same saucepan of simmering water until melted and smooth, 4 - 5 minutes; set aside.
Chocolate and pecans crunchy layer: in a small bowl, melt chocolate spread,
dark chocolate and butter until melted and smooth.
I added a touch of light brown sugar to the melted
chocolate and butter base, and added some vanilla to round out the flavor.
Heat chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water (do not let water touch bottom of bowl), stirring until melted and mixture is smooth.
The plummy - berry notes of red wine are highlighted when mixed
with chocolate and butter into a glaze that drips over the edges of this decadent dark chocolate cake.
In the top of a double boiler or in a bowl set over (but not touching) a pan of simmering water, melt the
semisweet chocolate and butter with the espresso.
When the cake is ready to be frosted, simply pull the bowl of
chocolate and butter out of the refrigerator and beat it until light and fluffy using a hand mixer.
This cake is delicious — with that
much chocolate and butter, it has to be — but the magic is in the presentation.Then again, I was alone when I sliced this sucker open and it was still pretty damn magical.
In a microwave safe bowl, place the 4 ounces
semi-sweet chocolate and the butter and heat at 50 % power for 2 - 3 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until the chocolate is almost melted.