Name: Salted Dark Chocolate Truffle Cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 240 min
Total time: 265 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs; 1/2 cup almonds (chopped); 1/4 cup brown sugar; 5 tbsp butter (melted); 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 12 oz bittersweet chocolate (roughly chopped); 2 tbsp butter (cut into small pieces); 1 tbsp brown sugar; 1 1/4 cups whipping cream; 1 tsp vanilla; 1/2 tsp sea salt; for garnish flaked sea salt

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5 from 2 votes

This is by far one of the best chocolate truffle cakes I’ve ever had. I’m obsessed with salted desserts at the moment, and even though salted caramel is all the rage I also am a huge fan of sea salt and dark chocolate. The chocolate in this cake is intense, it’s definitely meant for a true chocolate lover.

A recipe for salted chocolate truffle cake.

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This cake is super easy to put together and it’s so deliciously rich and creamy. While you’re welcome to leave the salt off the top of this cake, I fell it really does help bring out the intense flavor of the chocolate and it’s what really takes this cake over the top.

Salted Dark Chocolate Truffle Cake

5 from 2 votes

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Course: Cake, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 4 hours

Total Time: 4 hours 25 minutes

Servings: servings

Calories: 540kcal

Author: Ben Rayl

Ingredients

for the crust:

1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs
½ cup almonds - chopped
¼ cup brown sugar
5 tablespoon butter - melted
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

for the filling:

12 oz bittersweet chocolate - roughly chopped
2 tablespoon butter - cut into small pieces
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 ¼ cups whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ teaspoon sea salt
for garnish flaked sea salt

Instructions

make the crust:

Preheat oven to 350°.
Combine the first 3 ingredients in a large bowl, mix well, then stir in the butter and cocoa powder.
Lightly butter or spray a 9" round spring form pan, then press this mixture firmly into the bottom.
Bake for about 10 minutes, or until lightly browned, then allow to cool while making the filling.

make the filling:

Put the chocolate, butter, brown sugar and cream together in a medium sized heat proof mixing bowl.
Place this bowl over a pot of boiling water, and stir with a spatula until the mixture is melted and combined, remove the bowl and let cool for a few minutes.
Stir in the vanilla and sea salt, then pour this mixture into the spring form pan over the cooled crust, spreading evenly.
Refrigerate uncovered for about 3 hours, then cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate another hour or two - or overnight. Remove from fridge about 30 minutes before serving and sprinkle flaky sea salt over the top.