How To Make Chocolate Cake - BBC Good Food ─ BBC Good Food

Learn how to make the ultimate chocolate cake with a gooey ganache topping. Perfect for birthdays and afternoon teas, it's one of those recipes you'll come back to time and time again.

INGREDIENTS FOR THE CHOCOLATE CAKE:
200g dark chocolate (about 60% cocoa solids), chopped
200g butter, cubed
1 tbsp instant coffee granules
85g self-raising flour
85g plain flour
¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
200g light muscovado sugar
200g golden caster sugar
25g cocoa powder
3 medium eggs
75ml buttermilk
50g grated chocolate or 100g curls, to decorate

GANACHE INGREDIENTS
200g dark chocolate (about 60% cocoa solids), chopped
300ml double cream
2 tbsp golden caster sugar

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