Matilda's Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

• 300 g all-purpose flour
• 100 g cocoa powder
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1.5 tbsp vanilla sugar
• 1.5 tsp salt
• 300 g granulated sugar
• 3 eggs
• 300 ml milk
• 200 g melted butter
• 250 ml hot coffee
• 600 g chocolate (dark, milk, or a mix)
• 5 dl heavy cream
• 50 g butter

Steps

1. 1.Preheat oven to 175 °C (top and bottom heat).
2. 2.Grease and flour a springform pan (22–24 cm), or line with parchment paper.
3. 3.Whisk eggs and sugar until very fluffy.
4. 4.Sift flour, cocoa, baking powder, vanilla sugar, and salt directly into the bowl and mix.
5. 5.Add milk and melted butter.
6. 6.Finish with hot coffee and stir to a smooth batter.
7. 7.Pour batter into the pan and bake for 50 minutes at 175 °C. Check with a skewer if done.
8. 8.Let the cake base cool completely before dividing and filling.
9. 9.Chop chocolate and place in a heatproof bowl.
10. 10.Heat cream with butter until butter is melted and cream just begins to simmer.
11. 11.Pour hot cream mixture over chocolate and let stand for 2–3 minutes.
12. 12.Stir gently until ganache is completely smooth.
13. 13.Let cool to a spreadable consistency before filling and covering the cake.