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Ultimate Chocolate Cake

This is a wonderfully dark, ultimate chocolate cake, with a light, moist crumb, and is covered with a rich chocolate ganache.
Course Dessert
Cuisine North American
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 10 slices
Calories 657kcal
Author Nina

Ingredients

Cake

  • 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
  • 1 ½ cups sugar
  • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • ¼ cup dark unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¾ cup buttermilk
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup coffee

Chocolate Ganache

  • 8 ounces semisweet chocolate chopped
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • ½ cup confectioners sugar
  • 1 pinch salt

Instructions

Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and line two 7-inch round cake pans.
  • In a medium bowl whisk flour, sugar, cocoa powders, baking soda, baking powder, and salt until combined.
  • In a medium bowl combine buttermilk, sour cream, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla.
  • Slowly add flour mixture into the wet mixture and stir until just combined. Add in the coffee and stir until incorporated.
  • Pour batter into prepared pans and bake for 25-28 mins, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 mins and then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Chocolate Ganache

  • Place chocolate in a large heatproof bowl.
  • Warm heavy cream, confectioners sugar, and salt in a pot over medium high heat. Bring to just a boil and then pour over chocolate. Let stand for 5 minutes and then whisk until smooth.
  • Refrigerate until spreadable, about 1 hour.

To Assemble

  • Cut tops off of cakes to make flat.
  • Set one cake layer on a plate. Evenly spread about a ⅓ of ganache over the cake. Top with the other layer of cake. Spread the remaining amounts of frosting over the top and the sides of the cake.
  • Store leftovers in the refrigerator for 3 days. Bring cake to room temperature before serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 10g | Calories: 657kcal | Carbohydrates: 72g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 108mg | Sodium: 562mg | Potassium: 349mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 871IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 120mg | Iron: 4mg