Description

Make a beautiful, decadent trifle dessert that is amazingly moist and flavorful. This dessert makes a ton and is not cheap to make, so you might want to save it for special occasions and holidays.

Ingredients

• 6 oz. unsweetened baking chocolate, chopped
• 3/4 c. butter, softened
• 1 1/2 c. granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 c. firmly packed light brown sugar
• 3 large eggs, separated into egg yolks and egg whites, to be used separately
• 1 T. vanilla extract
• 2 3/4 c. cake flour
• 1/4 c. unsweetened cocoa
• 1 T. baking powder
• 1 t. ground cinnamon
• 3/4 t. table salt
• 2 1/4 c. milk
• Chocolate Ganache:
• 3 - 4 oz. semi-sweet chocolate baking bars, chopped
• 2 - 4 oz. bittersweet chocolate baking bars, chopped
• 1 1/2 - 1 3/4 c. heavy cream
• Marshmallow Topping:
• 3 - 7 1/2 oz. jars marshmallow crème
• 3 c. heavy cream
• Garnish:
• chocolate curls

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour three 9 inch round cake pans. Line wire rack for cooling with parchment paper.
2. Microwave chopped chocolate in a small microwavable bowl on Medium -50% power for 1 minute; stir. Microwave 2 - 2 1/2 more minutes or until melted, stirring every 30 seconds.
3. Beat butter at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer until creamy; gradually add granulated sugar and brown sugar, beating well. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition. Add melted chocolate and vanilla, beating at low speed just until blended.