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The Best Chocolate Cake

Course Dessert
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Cooling Time 1 hour
Servings 16

Ingredients

For the Black Magic Cake:

  • - 2 2/3 cups of flour about 320 grams
  • - 3 cups of sugar about 600 grams
  • - 1 1/8 cups of cocoa powder about 135 grams
  • - 1 tablespoon of baking soda about 17 grams
  • - 1.5 teaspoons of baking powder about 6 grams
  • - 1.5 teaspoons of salt about 5 grams
  • - 3 eggs
  • - 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract about 15 ml
  • - 1.5 cups of buttermilk about 350 ml
  • - 3/4 cup of canola or vegetable oil about 175 ml
  • - 1.5 cups of hot coffee about 350 ml

For the Ganache:

  • - 8 ounces of dark chocolate 70%
  • - 6 tablespoons of butter about 85 grams
  • - 1 1/4 cups of sugar about 250 grams
  • - 1 1/4 cups of heavy cream about 300 ml
  • - 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract about 10 ml
  • - A pinch of salt

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Grease and flour three 9" round cake pans.
  • In a bowl, mix together sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
  • Add eggs, vanilla, buttermilk, and oil to the dry ingredients and mix until combined.
  • Pour in the hot coffee and stir until smooth.
  • Divide the batter evenly among the prepared pans and bake for 30-40 minutes.
  • Let the cakes cool before removing them from the pans.

For the Ganache:

  • Combine chocolate, butter, salt, and vanilla in a bowl.
  • In a saucepan over medium heat, heat cream and sugar until hot but not boiling.
  • Pour the hot cream over the chocolate mixture and let it sit for a minute before stirring until smooth.
  • Let the ganache cool until it thickens but is still spreadable.
  • Ice the cooled cakes with the ganache.