Description
An easy, super moist chocolate cake you can make from scratch in under an hour!
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 cup all purpose flour (130g)
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar (165g)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil (65g)
- *1/2 cup buttermilk (120g) -- use 1/2 cup milk + 1/2 tbsp vinegar to make your own
- 1 tsp instant coffee (can be reduced to 1/2)
- 1/4 cup boiling water (60g)
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder (25g)
Ganache:
- 1/4 cup cream (60g)
- 75g chocolate of choice (I used milk chocolate)
Instructions
Cake
- Pre-heat your oven to 350F (conventional) and prepare a 9" cake pan with parchment paper and butter / oil
- If making your own buttermilk, mix 1/2 cup milk with 1/2 tbsp vinegar, stir, and set aside
- Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Sift the ingredients to make sure there are no lumps
- Break in the egg, and add the vegetable oil and buttermilk. Use a whisk to gently mix until the ingredients come together
- In a smaller bowl, mix boiling water with cocoa powder and instant coffee, and whisk until you get a shiny mix. This step blooms the cocoa powder and brings out its lovely chocolatey notes
- Add the bloomed cocoa powder mix to the cake batter, and gently fold until combined
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan
- Bake at 350F for about ~20-25 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with moist crumbs attached
- Wait 10 minutes and then turn out the cake onto a wire rack
Ganache:
- Bring the cream to a boil, and pour over the chopped chocolate. Cover and rest for 5 minutes to allow the chocolate to melt, then mix until you get a shiny ganache. Rest for another 5 minutes so the ganache thickens slightly
- Pour the ganache over your cake, and you're ready to dive in!
Notes
- You can make your own buttermilk by mixing 1/2 cup whole milk with 1/2 tbsp vinegar or lemon juice. It will look clumpy, don't worry
- Make sure you don't over mix the batter, as that will make it tough
- You can also bake this cake in a 8x8" or 9x9" square pan. If you want to make a 9x13" sheet cake, double the quantity and adjust the time as needed
- Prep Time: 35 min
- Cook Time: 25 min
- Category: Desserts
- Cuisine: American