Chocolate-Pecan-Bourbon
Cake
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Ingredients
Vegetable oil cooking spray
1/4 cup pecans (1 oz.)
3 tbsp. all-purpose flour
3 oz. bittersweet or semisweet chocolate (chopped fine)
1/2 cup unsweetened Dutch process cocoa powder
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup boiling water
2 egg yolks
1 tbsp. bourbon
4 egg whites, room temperature
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
2 to 3 tsp. powdered sugar
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Nutritional
Information
1 serving:
Calories 179
Carbohydrate 30g
Fat 6g
Protein 4g
Cholesterol 42mg
Step 1:
Position oven rack in the bottom
third of the oven and preheat oven to 375°F. Spray the bottom and sides of an
8 x 2-1/2-in.
springform pan lightly with vegetable oil spray.
Step 2:
In a food processor or blender,
pulverize pecans and flour until the mixture has the texture of fine meal. Set
aside.
In a large bowl, combine chocolate,
cocoa powder, and 3/4 cup sugar. Add boiling water; whisk until chocolate
is melted. Whisk in egg yolks and bourbon. Set aside.
Step 3:
Combine egg whites with cream
of tartar in a medium-size bowl. Beat at medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually
sprinkle
in remaining sugar and beat at high speed until the mixture is stiff but not dry.
Whisk flour and pecans into chocolate mixture.
Fold 1/4 of egg whites into chocolate mixture to lighten it, then fold in remaining
egg whites. Scrape batter into prepared pan.
Step 4:
Bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until
a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs clinging
to it. Cool in the pan
on a wire rack. It will sink like a soufflé, and the top crust may be broken.
Cake may be stored at room temperature for one day before serving.
Step 5:
To unmold and serve: Detach
cake from the pan by sliding a small knife around the perimeter. Release the spring;
remove the pan sides.
Leave cake on the bottom of the pan and transfer it to a serving dish. Sieve powdered
sugar very lightly over the top.
