Description
A luxuriously moist chocolate cake with a rich dark chocolate ganache, perfect for any chocolate lover’s celebration.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1¾ cups All-Purpose Flour
- ¾ cup Cocoa Powder
- 2 cups Granulated Sugar
- 1½ teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1½ teaspoons Baking Soda
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 2 Large Eggs
- 1 cup Milk
- ½ cup Vegetable Oil
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- 1 cup Hot Coffee (or Hot Water)
- 250 g Dark Chocolate, finely chopped
- 1 cup Heavy Cream
- Chocolate Curls or Shavings for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F). Grease two 8-inch round cake pans and line with parchment paper.
- Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large mixing bowl.
- Add eggs, milk, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract, then beat until smooth.
- Stream in hot coffee, stirring steadily until combined.
- Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool the cakes on a wire rack.
- Place chopped dark chocolate in a medium heatproof bowl.
- Heat heavy cream until hot, then pour over chocolate and let sit for 2 minutes.
- Stir the mixture until it becomes a silky ganache.
- Spread ganache over the first cake layer, then top with the second layer.
- Coat the entire cake with the remaining ganache.
- Garnish with chocolate curls and chill for 30 minutes before serving.
Notes
For pristine slices, dip your knife in hot water before cutting. Store the cake in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 15g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 55g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
Keywords: Chocolate Cake, Truffle Cake, Dessert