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Slice of easy to make chocolate cake covered with a chocolate ganache frosting. - 1

Easy Chocolate Cake Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (142g) all-purpose flour (scoop and level to measure)
  • 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
  • 6 Tbsp (35g) Dutch process cocoa powder, plus more for dusting pan
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil or canola oil
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs

Chocolate Ganache (optional)

  • 6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 by 9 or 8 by 8-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray then dust with cocoa. Shake out excess cocoa.
  • In a large mixing bowl whisk together flour, sugar, 6 Tbsp cocoa, the baking soda, and salt.
  • Add buttermilk, oil, vanilla and eggs.
  • Whisk mixture until very well blended (about 1 minute).
  • Pour into prepared baking dish.
  • Bake in preheated oven until toothpick inserted into the center of cake comes out clean, about 27 to 35 minutes.
  • Let cool completely on a wire rack.
  • Meanwhile make ganache. Place finely chopped chocolate in a medium heat proof mixing bowl.
  • Heat heavy cream in a small saucepan over stovetop on medium heat until just simmering.
  • Pour hot cream over chocolate chocolate then stir with a rubber spatula until melted and smooth. Let it cool until it’s a thicker consistency, about 30 minutes* then spread over cake and slice.

Notes

  • *If you want ganache fluffier you can beat it with an electric mixer or by hand some to whip it up.
  • Another delicious frosting for this cake is chocolate buttercream.

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