Mollie Katzen's Chocolate Eclipse
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A rich chocolate dessert from cookbook author Mollie Katzen, featuring chocolate cake with a cocoa sauce component. Decadent and satisfying, ideal for chocolate lovers seeking a special dessert course.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 12- butter for greasing
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2½ cups (11.25 oz | 318 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
- 2¼ cups packed brown sugar, divided (weight measurements in recipe)
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (optional)
- ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons (1.75 oz | 48g) unsweetened cocoa
- 2½ cups boiling water
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 95M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 15m
- Cook
- 50m
- Sodium
- 256mg
- Total sugar
- 29g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 222mg
- Calcium
- 87mg
- Iron
- 3mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 15M
- SODIUM
- 256MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.