Chocolate and Coffee Cake

Name: Chocolate and Coffee Cake
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 cups sugar; 1 cup vegetable oil; 1 cup warm brewed coffee; 3/4 cup milk; 2 eggs, at room temperature; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 200 g (7 oz.) semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped; 1 cup heavy cream; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 teaspoon butter

15 ingredients

19 steps

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup warm brewed coffee
3/4 cup milk
2 eggs, at room temperature
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
200 g (7 oz.) semi-sweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
1 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon butter

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 180C/350F.
2

Coat a round cake tin with the butter and dust with some flour.
3

Sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
4

Add the sugar and combine all.
5

To another bowl, add the oil, eggs, vanilla extract, brewed coffee and milk.
6

Beat with an electric mixer for 1 minute.
7

Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients.
8

Now mix gently with a wooden spoon just to homogenize the mixture.
9

Pour the batter into the cake tin evenly.
10

Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until you insert a skewer in the center of the cake and it comes out clean.
11

Remove from the oven and set aside to cool down.
12

Prepare the chocolate ganache:
13

Pour the chocolate in a heat-proof bowl.
14

In a small heavy saucepan, heat the cream and bring just to a boil.
15

Directly pour over the chopped chocolate.Stir in the sugar and butter.
16

Set aside.
17

Allow the ganache to slightly cool down.
18

Invert the cake onto a large dish.
19

Drizzle the chocolate ganache on top.