A deliciously moist chocolate cake with a tender crumb. It's topped with a not overly sweet sour cream and chocolate ganache icing. The sour cream not only adds flavour, but acts as the perfect foil for all that rich chocolate. Works as well served as dessert as it does for afternoon tea.
6ozwholemeal flour(I used 4 oz wholemeal + 2 oz gluten free flour)
2ozcocoa powder
1tspbaking powder
1tspbicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
½tspsea salt
4ozunsalted buttersoftened
8ozsoft brown sugar
2large eggs(I used duck eggs)
1tspvanilla extract
1tspapple cider vinegar
4fl ozwarm water
6fl ozsour cream
Chocolate Ganache
4oz70% dark chocolate
4ozsour cream
Instructions
Sieve the flours, cocoa powder, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl. Alternatively whisk to combine.
6 oz wholemeal flour, 2 oz cocoa powder, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda), ½ tsp sea salt
Preheat the oven to 180℃ (160℃ fan, 350℉, Gas 4).
Cream (and cream and cream) the butter, sugar and salt together until very light and fluffy.
4 oz unsalted butter, 8 oz soft brown sugar
Add the eggs one by one alternately with some of the flour and cocoa mix. This helps prevent the mixture curdling.
2 large eggs
Stir in the vanilla, vinegar and water alternately with the remainder of the flour.
1 tsp vanilla extract, 1 tsp apple cider vinegar, 4 fl oz warm water
Finally stir in the sour cream.
6 fl oz sour cream
Spoon the batter into a 9 inch (23 cm) round silicone cake pan or lined tin and bake on the middle shelf for 35 minutes or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.
Leave the cake to cool for ten minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely. Meanwhile, make the ganache icing.
Ganache Icing
Melt the chocolate in a bowl suspended over a pan of simmering water. Allow it to cool a little, then gently stir in the sour cream. Spoon the ganache immediately onto the cooled cake.
4 oz 70% dark chocolate, 4 oz sour cream
Decorate with chocolate curls, or as I did with Minstrels (shiny chocolate buttons) and allow to set before serving.
Notes
Please note: calories and other nutritional information are per serving. They’re approximate and will depend on exact ingredients used.