Chocolate Raspberry Cake

Ingredients

The Genoise Sponge Cake

• 3 tablespoons hot clarified unsalted butter
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon sifted all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon sifted unsweetened dark cocoa powder
• 4 large eggs
• 2/3 cup sugar

Chocolate Ruffles

• 1 pound bittersweet or semisweet 75% dark chocolate chips

Syrup

• 1/3 cup water
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 to cup St. Germain
• 1 cup fresh raspberries

Creme Fraiche Filling

• 3 cups creme fraiche
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 5 ounces semisweet or bittersweet 75% dark chocolate chips
• 3 tablespoons boiling water
• Three 5-ounce containers fresh raspberries

Chocolate Wrap

• 3 ounces bittersweet or semisweet 75% dark chocolate chips

Preparation

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