Chocolate Truffle Cake

Ingredients

• •8 oz dark chocolate, chopped
• •1/2 cup butter
• •3/4 cup sugar
• •3 large eggs
• •1/4 cup cocoa powder
• •1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• •1/4 teaspoon salt
• •1 cup heavy cream
• •4 oz semi-sweet chocolate, chopped

Directions

1. 1Preheat oven to 350°F and line a 9-inch round cake pan with parchment paper.
2. 2Melt 8 oz dark chocolate with butter in a double boiler, then stir in sugar and let cool slightly.
3. 3Beat in eggs one at a time, then fold in cocoa powder, flour, and salt until combined.
4. 4Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes until a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs.
5. 5Cool cake completely, then heat cream until steaming and pour over 4 oz chopped semi-sweet chocolate to make ganache; let sit 2 minutes and stir smooth.
6. 6Spread ganache over cooled cake and refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving.

💡 A truffle cake is meant to stay dense and moist. Pull it before the centre becomes fully dry, then let chilling set the final texture.

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