We all love chocolate and can sustain on justy chocolates throughout our life. Always in search of something more chocolatey and rich, we are filled with happiness when we see a new chocolate cake recipe. So, here we are to make you super happy. Get ready to taste something super delectable with this ultimate chocolate cake recipe that is flawlessly rich, moist, and fudgy. Let’s get started with the cake recipe!
Ingredients
For the Chocolate Cake
- 200 gm dark chocolate (about 60% cocoa solids), chopped
- 200 gm butter, cubed
- 85 gm self-raising flour
- 1 tbsp instant coffee granules
- 200 gm golden caster sugar
- 200 gm light muscovado sugar
- ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 85 gm plain flour
- 25 gm cocoa powder
- 75 ml buttermilk
- 3 medium eggs
- 50 gm grated chocolate or 100g curls, to decorate
For the Ganache
- 200 gm dark chocolate (about 60% cocoa solids), chopped
- 2 tbsp golden caster sugar
- 300 ml double cream
Recipe / instructions
- Heat the oven to 160 degrees C. Spread and line a 20 cm round cake container (around 7.5 cm deep).
- Put 200 gm chopped dark chocolate in a medium container with 200 gm butter.
- Blend 1 tbsp instant espresso granules into 125 ml cold water and fill into the dish.
- Heat through over a low warmth just until everything is dissolved – don’t overheat. Or you can also melt in the microwave for around five minutes, mixing in between.
- Blend 85 gm self raising flour, ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda, 85 gm plain flour, 200 gm golden caster sugar, 200 gm light muscovado sugar, and 25 gm cocoa powder, and beat out any bumps.
- Beat 3 medium eggs with 75 ml buttermilk.
- Pour the softened chocolate blend and the egg blend into the flour blend and mix everything to a smooth, very runny consistency.
- Empty this into the cake containers and bake for around 1 hr 25 minutes to 1 hr 30 minutes. You can insert a toothpick into the middle to check if the cake is baked properly or not. The toothpick should come out clean or with a couple of crumbs.
- Leave the cake to cool in the cake container for around five minutes and then invert out onto a wire rack to cool totally. Cut the cooled cake on a level plane into three.
- To prepare the ganache, put 200 gm slashed dark chocolate in a bowl. Empty 300 ml double cream into a bowl, include 2 tbsp golden caster sugar and warmth until it reaches boiling point.
- Remove from the warmth and pour it over the chocolate. Mix until the chocolate has dissolved and the blend is smooth. Cool until it is a little thicker yet at the same time pourable.
- Sandwich the layers along with only a tad bit of the ganache. Pour the rest over the cake letting it roll down the sides and smooth over any holes with a spatula or knife.
- Decorate the cake further with 50 gm grated chocolate or 100 gm chocolate curls. The cake will be gooey and moist for around three days.
So, that was the super easy and ultimate chocolate cake recipe that is going to leave your dear ones happy to the core. You can use other decorative materials as well to top the cake according to the occasion. If that’s a lot for you and you can’t bake the cake at home, avail online cake delivery in Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Kolkata, Gurgaon, Chandigarh, or in any other city where you reside from a reliable online bakery. Happy eating! Happy baking!
