Chocolate Ganache Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup plain yogurt
• 3/4 cup boiling water
• 1 -1 1/4 cup cream
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 8 ounces baking chocolate

Recipe

• 1 sift the flour with the salt, baking soda, baking powder and cocoa.
• 2 in a large bowl, cream the sugar into the butter.
• 3 add the eggs to the sugar / butter.
• 4 alternately add the flour mixture, yoghurt and boiling water to the sugar / butter.
• 5 add the mixture to two 9" circular pans and bake in the oven at 350f for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the cake comes out dry.
• 6 cool the cakes while you make the ganache (overnight works best).
• 7 for the ganache, mix the sugar into the cream and heat in a saucepan at medium.
• 8 bring it to a light boil, and then pour over the baking chocolate squares in a medium bowl.
• 9 mix until the chocolate is all melted, and the mixture is not lumpy.
• 10 then place in the fridge for 30-60 minutes, until it has thickened.
• 11 pour a little ganache over one of the baked cakes, and then place the second cake on top of the first one.
• 12 pour the rest of the ganache over the two cakes, and then leave to cool.