Ingredients
- For the Cake:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 cups sugar
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- 1½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup milk (or buttermilk)
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup hot water or strong coffee
- For the Ganache:
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 200 g dark chocolate (chopped or chips)
- 1 tablespoon butter
- Garnish:
- Chocolate curls or shavings (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 170 °C (340 °F). Grease and flour a bundt pan thoroughly.
- In a large bowl, mix flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until well combined.
- Whisk in milk (or buttermilk), vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla until batter is smooth.
- Slowly stir in the hot water or coffee—batter will thin and become glossy.
- Pour batter into the prepared bundt pan, smoothing the top. Bake 45–50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- To make the ganache: heat cream until just below boiling, pour over chopped chocolate, let sit a minute, then stir gently until smooth. Stir in butter for extra gloss.
- Drizzle ganache over the cooled cake. Top with chocolate curls or shavings if desired. Let set before slicing.
Notes
- You can use milk chocolate or mix dark + milk chocolate in the ganache for a sweeter finish.
- If you don’t have buttermilk, stir 1 teaspoon lemon juice into regular milk and let sit 5 minutes.
- Add 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder to the hot water for a deeper “mocha” flavor.
- Fold in mini chocolate chips into the batter for extra texture.
- You can also bake this as cupcakes—bake at 170 °C for about 18–22 minutes.
- Delay glazing with ganache until just before serving if you want the cake to stay fresher longer.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45–50 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American / International
- Diet: Vegetarian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (⅛ of cake)
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 36g
- Sodium: 290mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 51g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
