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

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. Combine flour, sugar and baking soda into a bowl
3. 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)
4. 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
5. 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
6. Bake for 50 minutes and test with a wooden skewer
7. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack

To make Ganache

1. Heat whipping cream  in a microwave til very hot
2. Pour whipping cream over chocolate and stir til smooth and glossy
3. Pour over top of cake
4. 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