Gwendolyn's Famous Earl's Court Three-Layer Chocolate Cake, Serves 16-22

FLAVOR PROFILE

• Rich Valrhona chocolate cake, silky Callebaut chocolate ganache

WHY WE LOVE IT

• Make chocolate lovers' most decadent dreams come true with this extraordinary dessert from the award-winning Cake Bake Shop in Indianapolis. Featured on the Food Network, the three-layer Valrhona chocolate cake is filled with silky Belgian chocolate ganache and fluffy malted cream, then covered with an intensely rich, dark fudge frosting. For a fabulous finishing touch, it's topped with shimmering golden glitter and a sprinkling of sparkling fleur de sel from France's Île de Ré. This magnificent handmade cake arrives beautifully packaged in the bakery's signature pink cake box.

NET WEIGHT

• 9 lb. total (16–22 servings).
• 9" diam., 7" high.
• Shipped frozen.

Receiving Instructions

• Cake ships frozen with dry ice, which may have evaporated during shipment. This is normal. Please take care not to touch any remaining dry ice with bare hands.
• Upon receipt, remove from shipping box and store in freezer for up to 3 months, or defrost in refrigerator overnight and keep for up to 4 days.
• If cake will not be served within 24 hours of receipt, store in freezer, then follow directions below.

Preparation Instructions

• Cake is best enjoyed at room temperature.
• Remove plastic from cake while still frozen and defrost in refrigerator overnight.
• Once thawed, remove from box and allow cake to come to room temperature, approx. 2–4 hours before serving.
• Finish cake by topping with fleur de sel.
• To serve, run large knife under hot water and dry with towel before every slice.
• Store leftover cake in airtight container in refrigerator, where it will keep for up to 2 days.

• Chocolate cake (sugar, flour [wheat flour enriched (niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), malted barley flour], low-fat buttermilk [cultured low-fat milk, nonfat milk, sodium citrate, salt, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin D3, live active cultures], restaurant-prepared brewed coffee, soybean oil, liquid eggs [whole eggs, citric acid (color preservative), 0.15% water (citric acid carrier)], cocoa powder, vanilla extract [water, vanillin, caramel color, ethyl vanillin, 0.1% potassium sorbate], baking soda, kosher salt, baking powder [sodium bicarbonate, cornstarch, sodium aluminum sulfate, calcium sulfate, monocalcium phosphate], soluble coffee), malted chocolate cream (powdered sugar [sugar, cornstarch], butter [cream, natural flavorings], Callebaut semisweet chocolate chips [cocoa beans, sugar, soy lecithin, natural vanilla], cream [heavy cream, milk, less than 0.5% of: carrageenan, mono- and diglycerides, polysorbate 80], sugar, alkalized cocoa, beet juice [color], whey, caramel color, natural flavor, carrageenan, soy lecithin, salt, vitamins and minerals [calcium carbonate, magnesium hydroxide, vitamin C (sodium ascorbate), ferric orthophosphate (iron), zinc sulfate, vitamin E acetate, niacinamide, copper gluconate, vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin B1 (thiamine hydrochloride), vitamin A palmitate, biotin, vitamin D3], vanilla extract [water, vanillin, caramel color, ethyl vanillin, 0.1% potassium sorbate], kosher salt), fudge frosting (Callebaut semisweet chocolate chips [cocoa beans, sugar, soy lecithin, natural vanilla], butter [cream, natural flavorings], water, powdered sugar [sugar, cornstarch], cocoa powder, kosher salt), chocolate ganache (cream [heavy cream, milk, less than 0.5% of: carrageenan, mono- and diglycerides, polysorbate 80], Callebaut semisweet chocolate chips [cocoa beans, sugar, soy lecithin, natural vanilla], butter [cream, natural flavorings]), fleur de sel sea salt, pixie glitter (titanium dioxide, mica, E172).
• Contains dairy, eggs, wheat, soy.
• This product is prepared and packaged using machines that may come in contact with dairy, eggs, wheat, peanuts, tree nuts (almonds, walnuts, pecans, coconut).