Preheat the oven to 175°C (345°F) and grease two round pans.
⚙ Preheating the OvenOven
💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
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Sift the flour, cocoa, baking powder and baking soda into a bowl and add the sugar and salt.
SifterBowl
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Add the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla and beat 2 minutes.
Whisk
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Add the boiling water and stir. The batter is thin, and that's fine.
💡The boiling water blooms the cocoa and deepens the flavor, and the thin batter makes an especially moist cake.
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Divide between the pans and bake 30–35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
OvenRound pan
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Put the chopped chocolate in a bowl.
Bowl
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Heat the cream until just about to boil and pour over the chocolate. Wait a minute without touching.
StoveSmall saucepan
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Stir gently from the center outward, until you get a smooth, glossy cream.
💡Stir gently from the center outward: vigorous stirring beats in air, and the ganache loses its shine.
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Let the cakes cool, stack one on the other and pour the ganache over the top.
659calories
9 gprotein
78 gcarbs
34 gfat
● protein 6%● carbs 48%● fat 47%
Per serving (221 g), of 8 servings
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Heavy cream: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 240 g · 324 kcal per 100 g · More about Heavy cream →
White flour: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 125 g · 364 kcal per 100 g · More about White flour →
Sugar: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 200 g · 387 kcal per 100 g · More about Sugar →
Cocoa: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 86 g · 228 kcal per 100 g · More about Cocoa →
Baking powder: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 4.6 g · 80 kcal per 100 g · More about Baking powder →
Baking soda: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 5 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Baking soda →
Salt: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 6 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Salt →
Eggs: measured in pieces: one ≈ 50 g · 143 kcal per 100 g · More about Eggs →
Milk: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 244 g · 60 kcal per 100 g · More about Milk →
Oil: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 216 g · 886 kcal per 100 g · More about Oil →
Vanilla extract: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 4.2 g · 288 kcal per 100 g · More about Vanilla extract →
Boiling water: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 240 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Boiling water →
🔧 Tools needed (7) · 🍳 2 cooking vessels
Oven· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
Stove· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Small saucepan· Also works: Pot (None) · Frying pan (A deep pan for sauces)
Round pan· Also works: Springform pan (None) · Square pan (None)
Sifter· Also works: Fine sieve (None) · Whisk (Whisk the dry ingredients well instead of sifting)
Bowl· Also works: Pot (None)
Whisk· Also works: Hand mixer (None)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Fork (Beat with a fork, less air)
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