Easy Chocolate Cake

Name: Easy Chocolate Cake
Ingredients: 8 tablespoons butter at room temperature; 1 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 eggs; 1 3/4 cups self rising flour; 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 cup milk; chocolate curls to decorate; 8 ounces semi sweet chocolate chopped; 1/2 cup heavy cream

10 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

8 tablespoons butter at room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 3/4 cups self rising flour
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup milk
chocolate curls to decorate
8 ounces semi sweet chocolate chopped
1/2 cup heavy cream

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease and flour a deep 8-inch Bundt pan.
2

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.
3

Fold in combined sifted flour and cocoa alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Pour into prepared pan.
4

Bake 35-40 mins, until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 mins. Remove from pan; completely on wire rack.
5

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.