Sunday 24 June 2007

Devil's Food Cake with Chocolate Ganache

Photo coming soon!

Ingredients
288g white sugar
175g plain flour
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
2 eggs
118g melted butter
250ml warm water
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup cocoa powder

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Combine all the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
2. In a smaller bowl, whisk the eggs then add in the melted butter and whisk to combine. Add in the water and vanilla, stir.
3. Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix until combine.
4. Pour the batter into a greased cake tin and bake for 30mins.
5. When cooked, lay out on a baking rack to cool completely before spreading with ganache.

For the ganache
150ml thick cream
300g of dark cooking chocolate

1. Melt the chocolate until smooth. Keep the chocolate warm by sitting the bowl on top of a large pot of hot water.
2. Pour the cream into a small pot and on a low heat until the cream start to bubble. Immediately, take it off the stove and add to the melted chocolate. Whisk to combine. The ganache should be thick and glossy. Spread onto the cake and serve.

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