Chocolate Truffle Cake
A rich, decadent dark chocolate cake with a creamy truffle filling and glossy ganache coating.
⏱ 90 minServes 8French
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
- 1Preheat oven to 350°F and line a 9-inch round cake pan with parchment paper.
- 2Melt 8 oz dark chocolate with butter in a double boiler, then stir in sugar and let cool slightly.
- 3Beat in eggs one at a time, then fold in cocoa powder, flour, and salt until combined.
- 4Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes until a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs.
- 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.
- 6Spread ganache over cooled cake and refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving.
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