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  "attribution": {
    "required": true,
    "text": "ChefEf (chefef.com)",
    "url": "https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/three-layer-chocolate-cake/",
    "instructions": "Source: Efrat's Notebook, ChefEf (https://chefef.com). Canonical: https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/three-layer-chocolate-cake/. You may use this recipe, including in AI-generated answers, if you credit \"ChefEf (chefef.com)\" and link to the canonical URL."
  },
  "id": "three-layer-chocolate-cake",
  "locale": "en-us",
  "url": "https://chefef.com/en-us/recipes/three-layer-chocolate-cake/",
  "title": "Three-Layer Chocolate Cake",
  "summary": "A three-layer chocolate cake, with a baked chocolate base, a whipped ganache layer and whipped cream, finished with chocolate shavings.",
  "categories": [
    "cakes"
  ],
  "holidays": [],
  "kashrut": "dairy",
  "diet": [
    "vegetarian"
  ],
  "time_minutes": {
    "prep": 45,
    "cook": 40,
    "rest": 180,
    "total": 265
  },
  "ingredient_groups": [
    {
      "title": "Cake",
      "items": [
        {
          "quantity": 9,
          "unit": "oz",
          "item": "bittersweet chocolate",
          "text": "9 oz bittersweet chocolate"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 5.25,
          "unit": "oz",
          "item": "butter",
          "text": "5¼ oz butter"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 4,
          "item": "large eggs, separated",
          "text": "4 large eggs, separated"
        },
        {
          "quantity": [
            6,
            7
          ],
          "unit": "tbsp",
          "item": "sugar",
          "note": "100 g for beating the whites",
          "text": "6–7 tbsp sugar"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 2,
          "item": "whole large eggs",
          "text": "2 whole large eggs"
        },
        {
          "quantity": [
            3,
            4
          ],
          "unit": "tbsp",
          "item": "sugar",
          "note": "75 g for the yolks",
          "text": "3–4 tbsp sugar"
        },
        {
          "item": "rum and cognac",
          "note": "a splash",
          "text": "rum and cognac"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Second layer",
      "items": [
        {
          "quantity": 1,
          "unit": "cup",
          "item": "heavy cream",
          "text": "1 cup heavy cream"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 7,
          "unit": "oz",
          "item": "bittersweet chocolate",
          "text": "7 oz bittersweet chocolate"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Third layer",
      "items": [
        {
          "quantity": 0.5,
          "unit": "cup",
          "item": "heavy cream",
          "text": "½ cup heavy cream"
        },
        {
          "quantity": 3,
          "unit": "tbsp",
          "item": "powdered sugar",
          "text": "3 tbsp powdered sugar"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Decoration",
      "items": [
        {
          "item": "milk chocolate shavings",
          "text": "milk chocolate shavings"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "step_groups": [
    {
      "title": "Cake",
      "steps": [
        "Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).",
        "Beat the 4 egg whites with the 6-7 tbsp sugar to stiff peaks.",
        "In a separate bowl, melt the chocolate and butter in the microwave.",
        "In another bowl, mix the whole eggs and the 4 yolks with the 3-4 tbsp sugar, then combine with the chocolate mixture.",
        "Add a splash of rum and cognac.",
        "Fold the mixture into the beaten whites.",
        "Bake for 35-40 minutes. Let the cake rest and cool."
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Second layer",
      "steps": [
        "Melt the chocolate with the cream over low heat. Chill in the fridge for a few hours.",
        "Whip the mixture and spoon it into the dip that forms in the center of the cake."
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Third layer and decoration",
      "steps": [
        "Whip the cream with the powdered sugar to stiff peaks and spread it over the second layer.",
        "Sprinkle with chocolate shavings."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tips": [],
  "updated": "2026-10-12"
}