Name: Easy chocolate cake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Ganache; 250 gram chopped dark chocolate; 1/2 cup cream; 125 gram softened butter; 1 cup caster sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 eggs; 1 3/4 cup self-raising flour; 1/3 cup cocoa powder; 1 cup milk; chocolate curls, to decorate

Easy chocolate cake

Serves 12

Prep

25M

Cook

40M

Total

1H 5M

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Ingredients

Ganache

250 gram chopped dark chocolate

1/2 cup cream

125 gram softened butter

1 cup caster sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 eggs

1 3/4 cup self-raising flour

1/3 cup cocoa powder

1 cup milk

chocolate curls, to decorate

Method

Easy chocolate cake

1.Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C. Lightly grease and flour a deep 20cm bundt pan.

2.In a bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

3.Fold in combined sifted flour and cocoa alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour.

4.Pour mixture into pan. Bake 35-40 minutes, until cooked when tested. Turn onto a wire rack to cool completely.

5.Spread ganache over cake. Decorate with chocolate curls.

Ganache

6.Place chocolate and cream in a small saucepan. Stir on low until mixture is smooth. Transfer to a bowl and chill, covered, stirring occasionally, for about 30 minutes until of spreadable consistency.

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Ingredients

Method

Easy chocolate cake

Ganache

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