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The chocolate budino cake on a plate with whipped cream in the center.

Baked Chocolate Budino For The Holidays

Melissa
If you want to impress your holiday guests, you need to make this decadent and indulgent chocolate budino cake. Made with rich chocolate and a creamy, dense pudding-like filling, this dessert is the perfect addition to any festive celebration.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Cooling 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Dessert, entertaining, holidays
Cuisine Italian
Servings 1 cake
Calories 2567 kcal

Equipment

  • 9 inch round saverin pan or bundt cake pan
  • Large pan for placing the budino pan in to steam

Ingredients
  

  • 2 ½ cups whole milk
  • 3 large eggs separated
  • ½ cup Granulated sugar
  • ½ cup All purpose flour plus more for pan.
  • ½ cup unsalted butter at room temperature plus more for greasing the pan.
  • 3 ½ ounces Semi sweet chocolate (chopped) This is about 2 bars
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Rub butter all over the inside of a 9-inch Saverin pan or bundt cake pan making sure to get all the way up the sides.
  • Set aside
  • Cream butter in a large bowl.
    ½ cup unsalted butter at room temperature
  • Now add the egg yolks and sugar to the butter and mix well then set aside.
    3 large eggs, ½ cup Granulated sugar
  • In a medium saucepan, bring milk to a boil over medium heat.
    2 ½ cups whole milk
  • Slowly add in the chocolate whisking often until melted then remove from the heat.
    3 ½ ounces Semi sweet chocolate (chopped)
  • Slowly pour the chocolate mixture into the creamed butter and eggs, whisking as you pour.
  • Pour this mixture back into the saucepan and place on the stovetop.
  • Sift in the flour and vanilla and whisk well and bring to a gentle simmer and allow to simmer for about 5 minutes, whisking continuously.
    ½ cup All purpose flour, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Remove from the heat and allow to cool completely making sure to stir it a few times.
  • With a hand mixer, stand mixer, or whisk, whisk the egg whites until they form soft peaks.
  • Fold the egg whites into the cooled chocolate mixture.
  • Pour this into the prepared budino pan.
  • Place the pan inside of a large roasting pan then fill it with hot water halfway up the sides of the budino pan.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into about 3 inches from the outside of the pan comes out clean.
  • Remove the budino pan from the roasting pan and place on a cooling rack to cool.
  • Flip out the Budino cake on to a large plate.
  • Serve with whipped cream or a dusting of powdered sugar or cinnamon.

Nutrition

Calories: 2567kcalCarbohydrates: 229gProtein: 50gFat: 163gSaturated Fat: 96gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gMonounsaturated Fat: 44gTrans Fat: 4gCholesterol: 814mgSodium: 444mgPotassium: 1762mgFiber: 10gSugar: 167gVitamin A: 4587IUCalcium: 924mgIron: 12mg
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