chocolate cake

my first chocolate cake!

cake

125g flour

37g cocoa powder

1/2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

pinch of salt

150g brown sugar

1 egg

112g sour cream

112g warm coffee

whipped ganache

180g whipping cream

125g milk chocolate chips

cake

preheat the oven to 350F, grease a 9inch cake tin.

in a large bowl, sieve together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt, whisk in the brown sugar, then make a well in the centre. add the egg, sour cream, and coffee, whisk until everything is combined.

pour the batter into the cake tin, smooth the top, bake for 20-30 minutes.

ganache

place the whipping cream into a small saucepan, bring to a boil, once boiling pour the hot cream over the chocolate chips, leave for 1 minute then stir until all the chocolate has melted, cool in the fridge.

once the ganache is cool, either by hand or with a machine whip the ganache until thick and spreadable.

spread the ganache over the cooled cake:)