Decadent Chocolate-Lemon Ganache Cake

2003 Southern Living Cookoff Cookbook. Cooking time includes 5 hours chilling time

• Ready In: 6 hrs 15 mins
• Serves: 15

Ingredients

• 3  cups heavy whipping cream
• 2  teaspoons  grated lemon rind
• 2  cups  semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 6  ounces  unsweetened baking chocolate
• 1  tablespoon  grated lemon rind
• 3 1⁄3 cups cake flour
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1  cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2  cups sugar
• 4  large eggs
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1 2⁄3 cups lemon yogurt

Directions

1. Heat whipping creamand 2 t. lemon rind in large saucepan over medium-low heat until hot. Add chocolate chips and cook 5 min or until melted, stirring constantly. Cool, cover and chill at least 5 hours.
2. Meanwhile, melt unsweetened chocolate and 1 T. lemon rind in small saucepan; let cool.
3. Stir together flour, baking powder, soda and salt. Set aside.
4. Beat butter until creamy; add sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended. Stir in vnilla. Add flour mixture alternately with yogurt, beginning and ending with dry things. Stir in melted unsweetened chocolate mixture just until blended. Divide batter among 3 lightly greased 9-inch round cakepans.
5. Bake at 350 for 25 min or till tests clean. Cool in pans on racks 10 minute Remove from pans and cool completely on racks.
6. Meanwhile, beat chilled whipping cream mixture at medium until soft peaks form. Be careful not to overbeat. Frost cake. Store in fridge.