Chocolate Custard Cake With Raspberries

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a nonstick round cake pan with vegetable oil spray. Cut a circle of parchment paper or possibly waxed paper to fit the bottom of the pan. Place paper in the pan. If using waxed paper, spray the top with vegetable oil spray.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together all cake ingredients. Pour into prepared pan. Place the pan in the middle of a 12- by 17- by 1-inch jelly-roll pan and fill jelly-roll pan half full with hot water, or possibly place cake pan in a baking pan (the bottom of a broiler pan works well) and add in hot water to a depth of 1-inch.
3. Bake for 40 to 45 min, or possibly till a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove cake pan from water and let cold on a wire rack for 10 min. Carefully invert onto a plate (it is not necessary to loosen sides first) and remove paper. Let cold for 15 min.
4. While cake is cooling, heat preserves in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally. To serve, cut cake into 10 pie-shaped slices. Spoon 2 Tbsp. of warmed preserves on each dessert plate. Place cake slice on preserves. Top with raspberries, then dust lightly with powdered sugar. Or possibly, top the cake with a thin coating of the preserves. Sprinkle with about half the raspberries. Cut the cake into 10 pie-shaped slices. Spoon remaining preserves on each dessert plate. Place each cake slice on preserves. Top with remaining raspberries, then dust lightly with powdered sugar.
5. For a more formal presentation, place raspberries in a ring around the top of the cake before cutting. Sprinkle any remaining berries on dessert plate.
6. This recipe yields 10 servings.