Stress-Relief Chocolate Cake
The ultimate reward after a long day
Rich, moist chocolate cake with silky ganache frosting — the perfect sweet escape after a stressful day.
Equipment
Ingredients
Cake Batter
all-purpose flour (sifted)
200 g
granulated sugar
180 g
cocoa powder (unsweetened)
50 g
baking powder
8 g
baking soda
4 g
salt
3 g
large eggs (room temperature)
2 piece
whole milk (room temperature)
120 ml
unsalted butter (melted)
100 g
vanilla extract
5 ml
Chocolate Ganache
dark chocolate (chopped)
150 g
heavy cream
120 ml
unsalted butter
20 g
Instructions
Preheat and prepare pans
Preheat oven to 180°C and grease two 20 cm cake pans.
Mix dry ingredients
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Add wet ingredients
Add eggs, milk, melted butter, and vanilla to dry mixture. Mix until smooth.
Bake the cakes
Divide batter between pans and bake at 180°C for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool cakes
Cool cakes in pans for 10 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
Prepare ganache
Heat cream until steaming, pour over chopped chocolate, let sit 2 minutes then stir until smooth. Add butter.
Assemble and finish
Place one cake layer on plate, spread ganache, top with second layer and cover entire cake with remaining ganache.
Original recipe
Storage
Store in airtight container. Ganache firms up in fridge.
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