411 West Italian Cafe Raspberry Black Satin Fudge Cake With Raspberry Sauce Recipe

This chocolate raspberry cake with raspberry sauce is irresistable.

• Meal Type: Cake
• Ethnicity: Italian
• Holiday Category: N/A
• Preparation Time: Over 1 hour, less than 1 day

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup raspberry preserves
• 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
• 1/2 pound butter
• 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon flour
• Powdered sugar
• Raspberry Sauce (recipe follows)

Directions

1. Grease a 9-inch springform pan and line bottom with a parchment paper circle. Wrap outside of pan with aluminum foil to seal out water.
2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
3. Strain seeds from preserves by pressing through a wire-mesh sieve. Place preserves, chocolate and butter in a double broiler. Heat over medium heat, stirring until melted. Remove from heat.
4. In a large bowl, mix sugar, eggs and flour. Add chocolate mixture. Mix gently.
5. Pour into springform pan. Place springform pan in a larger baking pan. Add about 1 inch of water to outside pan, forming a water bath. Bake at 325 degrees F until top is dry and skewer comes out clean, about 45 minutes. If water evaporates, replenish .
6. Let cool, unmold and turn upside down. Remove parchment paper. Place on serving plate and dust with powdered sugar.
7. Serve individual slices with Raspberry Sauce.
8. Raspberry Sauce
   1 pint fresh raspberries
   1 tablespoon granulated sugar
   1 teaspoon frozen orange juice concentrate
9. Puree all ingredients in food processor. Strain seeds from sauce by pressing through a wire-mesh sieve.