Easy Chocolate Cake - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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8 tbsp (1 stick) butter, at room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 None eggs
1 3/4 cups self-rising flour
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup milk
None None Chocolate curls, to decorate
None None FOR THE GANACHE
8 oz semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
1/2 cup heavy cream
Preparation
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Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0F. Lightly grease and flour a deep 8-inch Bundt pan.
Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Fold in combined sifted flour and cocoa alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Pour into prepared pan.
Bake 35-40 mins, until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 mins. Remove from pan; completely on wire rack.
For the ganache, place chocolate and cream in a small saucepan on low heat. Stir until mixture is smooth. Transfer to a bowl. Refrigerate, covered, stirring occasionally, for about 15 mins until slightly thickened. Drizzle ganache over cake. Decorate with chocolate curls.
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