Two Layer Chocolate Fudge Cake With Chocolate Ganache Frosting
This cake is my all time favorite chocolate cake. I couldnt find a recipe with the perfect combination of cake and frosting. So this cake is an adpatation of an Ina Garten cake and Alton Brown ganache. The cake tastes better cold but I can never wait for it to chill so dive right in immediately!
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition-
- 1 3⁄4cups all-purpose flour
- 2cups sugar
- 3⁄4cup cocoa powder
- 2teaspoons baking soda
- 1teaspoon baking powder
- 1teaspoon salt
- 1cup buttermilk
- 1⁄2cup vegetable oil
- 2xl eggs
- 1teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1cup fresh hot coffee
- 4ounces bittersweet chocolate
- 1⁄2cup heavy cream
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DIRECTIONS
- 1. Preheat oven to 350.
- 2. Lightly butter and flour two 8 inch cake pans.
- 3. Sift flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt into the bowl of a stand mixer, mix on low until combined.
- 4. In another bowl combine buttermilk, oil, eggs and vanilla thoroughly.
- 5. With the mixer on low slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry.
- .6. Once ingredients are combined add the coffee slowly with the machine still on low speed (the batter will look slightly liquidy).
- 7. Pour equal parts of the batter into the cake pans and put into the preheated oven.
- 8. Cook for 35-40 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- 9. Once done let sit in cake pans for 30 minutes and then to finish cooling on a cooling rack.
- 10. Chop the chocolate into small shards and place into a food processor.
- 11. Warm cream in the microwave until it starts to simmer (DO NOT BOIL).
- 12. Pour cream over the chocolate and let it sit for 2 minutes and then pulse until smooth.
- 13. Let the ganache cool in the fridge for 15 minutes and then spread on the cakes.
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