Chocolate Lover’s Dream Cake Recipe
This delicious Chocolate Lover’s Dream Cake is a dream cake for everyone that loves chocolate.
Ingredients
For Cake Sponge
- 2-1/4 cups plain flour maida
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter or margarine at room temperature
- 1-3/4 cups sugar
- 5 eggs at room temperature
- 1 cup sour cream at room temperature
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee powder
- 2 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Ingredients For Ganache
- 200 gm semi sweet chocolate
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 2 teaspoon butter
For Topping
- Dark chocolate grated
Instructions
- Preheat oven at 170 degree C or 300 degree F.
- Prepare bundt cake pan by greasing and flouring it generously.
- Place chocolate chips in a small bowl. Sprinkle 2 tablespoon of the flour over them. Mix to ensure all the chocolate chips are coated. Note:(This will help prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the cake during baking).
- Now 1st prepare the dry ingredients. Sift the remaining flour with the cocoa powder, instant coffee, baking powder, baking soda and salt and set aside.
- Take a small jug to prepare wet ingredients. Add sour cream, whole milk and vanilla essence in it. Mix until well combined. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Now add the eggs one at a time, beating well and scraping the sides of the bowl after each addition.
- Then start adding the dry and wet ingredients in turns. Start with adding a third of the dry ingredients, mix it in. Then add half the wet ingredients and mix. Next another third of the dry, followed by the remainder of the wet ingredients. Finally add the last third of the dry and mix.
- Sprinkle the chocolate chips and fold the batter gently.
- Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and smooth the top evenly.
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean.
- Allow the cake to rest in the pan for about 10 minutes before turning it out on a wire rack to continue cooling completely.
To Make the Ganache
- Place the grated chocolate into a bowl.
- Then add the butter and cream.
- Melt them all together over a double boiler or in the microwave, giving it all an occasional stir to ensure no lumps form.
- Pour this over the top of your cake and allow it to set. (Note: Before pouring ganache, make sure your cake must be completly cool).
- Now top with grated chocolate.
- Your Delicious Chocolate Lover’s Dream Cake is ready to enjoy! 🙂
Notes
Serving Suggestions:
Serve with a cup of coffee or tea.
Serve with a cup of coffee or tea.