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Summary
Satisfy any sweet tooth with this decadent dessert from award-winning pastry chef Alain Roby of the Chicago Hyatt. On "The Martha Stewart Show," Alain and Martha used a larger version of this recipe to bake a cake that was more than 6 feet tall.
Ingredients
- 2 cups (4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for baking pan
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 cup boiling water
- 6 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted
- 4 cups sugar
- 10 large eggs
- 6 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 3 cups heavy cream
- 24 ounces semisweet chocolate
- 12 raspberries, for garnish (optional)
- Mint leaves, for garnish (optional)
- Whipped cream, for serving (optional)
Instructions
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Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 20
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 788 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 49 g 75.34%
- Saturated Fat: 30 g 150.6%
- Trans Fat: 1 g %
- Cholesterol: 90 mg 30.14%
- Sodium: 176 mg 7.34%
- Calcium: 67 mg 6.71%
- Potassium: 179 mg 5.11%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 4 mg 20.31%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 72 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 4 g 17.76%
- Sugar: 39 g
- Protein: 10 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Vitamin A 22.11%
- Vitamin C 3.17%
- Vitamin D 5.72%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat10
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs3
- Exchange - Starch2
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total2 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq