Easy Chocolate Cake
- 8 tbsp (1 stick) butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 None eggs
- 1 3/4 cups self-rising flour
- 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup milk
- None None Chocolate curls, to decorate
- None None FOR THE GANACHE
- 8 oz semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- Preheat the oven to 350u0b0F. Lightly grease and flour a deep 8-inch Bundt pan.
- Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Fold in combined sifted flour and cocoa alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake 35-40 mins, until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 mins. Remove from pan; completely on wire rack.
- For the ganache, place chocolate and cream in a small saucepan on low heat. Stir until mixture is smooth. Transfer to a bowl. Refrigerate, covered, stirring occasionally, for about 15 mins until slightly thickened. Drizzle ganache over cake. Decorate with chocolate curls.
butter, sugar, vanilla, eggs, flour, cocoa, milk, chocolate curls, ganache, semisweet chocolate, heavy cream
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