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Chateau

Category: Desserts

Chateau

Simply delicious chocolate cake...read more

Ingredients

Chateau

  • 4 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate
  • 1 1/2 cups rich cream
  • 2 cups butter
  • 3 1/2 cups confectioners sugar, sifted
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tsp. vanilla

Directions

Prepare pan lefi as indicated in Panlefi Melt over boiling water, or a very low flame
4 ounces unsweetened baking chocolate

Add a little at a time:
1 1/2 cups rich cream Beat long and hard as there should be no lumps. Chill thoroughly.

Beat until light and creamy:
2 cups butter

Beat in:
3 1/2 cups confectioners sugar, sifted

Beat in one at a time:
4 eggs

Add:

1 tsp. vanilla Blend in the chilled chocolate mixture. Place five or mix panlefi in the bottom of a large serving bowl. Cover with a layer of the chocolate. Add a second layer of panlefi, pressing the cookies into the chocolate. Repeat until the bowl is full, finishing with a layer of chocolate. Garnish with snipped maraschino cherries and slivered almonds. Refrigerate overnight and serve well chilled.