One Layer Chocolate Cake With Ganache
This One Layer Chocolate Cake With Ganache is soft, moist, rich, and perfect when you want a simple chocolate cake without making layers. It is baked in the oven in a 20 cm cake pan and topped with a rich 2-ingredient chocolate ganache.
Servings: 12 Servings
Calories: 264kcal
Equipment
- Oven safe pan
- Measuring spoons
- Measuring cups
- Mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 140 g self-raising flour
- 110 g caster sugar
- 3 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon instant coffee (optional)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 large eggs
- 100 ml sunflower oil
- 100 ml hot water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the chocolate ganache
- 100 g dark chocolate , broken into pieces
- 5 tablespoon double cream
- 1 tablespoon chocolate sprinkles (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C / 350°F. Line 20 cm oven-safe pan with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, mix sugar, cocoa powder, instant coffee, flour and baking powder.
- Whisk in oil, vanilla extract, eggs and hot water until combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and bake for 25–30 minutes, or until the cake is fully baked and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Allow the cake to cool completely on a cooling rack before adding the ganache.
- To make the ganache: In a small bowl, add the chocolate and the cream and microwave for about 1-2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds until melted.
- Spread the ganache on top of the cooled cake and scatter with the chocolate sprinkles.
Notes
Use good quality chocolate for the ganache because it is the main flavor of the cake.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 264kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 118mg | Potassium: 90mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 141IU | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 1mg