Rich Chocolate Devil’s Food Cake
Published in Cakes
Ingredients:
- 6 eggs
- 175g castor sugar
- 280g good-quality dark chocolate
- 100g butter
- 100g self-raising flour
Ingredients: Ganache
- 250g good-quality dark chocolate
- 125ml cream
- 50 g butter
Preparation:
- Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease and flour a 18cm round cake tin.
- Whisk the egg and sugar until thick.
- Melt the chocolate and butter in a bowl in the microwave.
- Mix the melted chocolate into the egg mixture. Fold in the flour and pour into the prepared tin.
- Bake until puffed, slightly cracked on top and firm to the touch – but still moist, do not overcook, for about 50 minutes.
- Leave to cool in the tin for about 10 minutes before turning out on to a wire tray.
- For the ganache, chop the chocolate into small pieces.
- In a saucepan, bring the cream and butter to the boil, remove from the heat and add the chocolate, stir well until the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth and shiny.
- To decorate the cake with the ganache, place the cake on to a cooling rack on a tray, pour the warm ganache over the cake and allow it to run down the cake and cover the sides, the excess will drip into the tray. Allow to cool completely before transferring to a serving plate.
Makes 1 small cake.
Primary Ingredients: castor sugar, cream, dark chocolate, eggs, self-raising flour