Gâteau au Chocolat
prep time: 10 minutes, plus time to chill filling overnight cook time:
20 minutes yield: one 8-inch two-layer cake (16 servings)
If you are looking for a dairy-free cake, feel free to
make this cake without the filling. The cake is like a
fudgy brownie. You don’t even need the filling!
filling (omit for dairy-free)
¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter
6 ounces cream cheese or mascarpone cheese (¾
cup) (Kite Hill brand cream cheese style spread if
dairy-free), softened
¾ cup Swerve confectioners’-style sweetener or
equivalent amount of liquid or powdered sweetener
(see here)
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
3 tablespoons brewed decaf espresso or other strong
brewed decaf coffee
Seeds scraped from 1 vanilla bean (about 8 inches
long), or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract