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Ingredients
- 2 cups of flour
- 1 3/4 cups of sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking soda
- 1 cup of unsalted butter
- 1/3 cup of cocoa powder
- 1 cup of water
- 1/2 tsp of salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup sour cream (or use yogurt, cream, buttermilk)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
FOR GANACHE
- 4 ounces of a dark chocolate Bar (sweetened) or milk chocolate bar
(DO NOT USE Bakers – unsweetened chocolate squares – WILL BE BITTER) - 1/4 -1/2 cup of whipping cream (2 oz to 4 oz)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- Combine flour, sugar and baking soda into a bowl
- Put butter in pan and melt over medium heat, add cocoa powder, water and salt and heat till butter is melted and everything is incorporated (use a whisk)
- Make a well into the flour mixture pour in 1/2 of the cocoa mixture and whisk. Add remaining chocolate mixture and continue to stir
- Add one egg at a time and then the vanilla and finally the sour cream. Mix well with a whisk and pour into a oil sprayed silicon bundt pan preferably. Put the bundt pan on a cookie sheet and put in preheated oven
- Bake for 50 minutes and test with a wooden skewer
- Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack
To make Ganache
- Heat whipping cream in a microwave til very hot
- Pour whipping cream over chocolate and stir til smooth and glossy
- Pour over top of cake
- Note: Start with small amount of whipping cream and stir. If too thick add more cream until smooth. As it cools it will thicken up more.
Optional Cream Cheese Icing
- 2 cups of icing sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup of butter
- 1 (250g) package of cream cheese
Put all ingredients into a mixing bowl and beat until smooth with a hand mixer
Serve and enjoy
Original recipe & video directions