Recipe: Ultimate Triple Chocolate Cake

This cake is for the days when you are seriously craving something chocolaty. I’ve had days that I wanted something super chocolatey and went everywhere in search of a huge slam of chocolate but never felt satisfied.

I usually go with double chocolate brownies in times like this, but yesterday I decided to go ahead and attempt to make the death by chocolate cake that I’ve been meaning to make for years.

For all you folks on a diet I suggest you step away right now because once you taste it there’s really no going back!

THE RECIPE:

Ingredients:

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup milk or almond milk or milk of choice
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil or oil of choice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Chocolate Chunk Syrup:

• 1/4 cup chopped bittersweet or semi-sweet chocolate or chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa
• 3 Tbsp water

Ganache:

• 8 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9'' cake pan and dust with flour; set aside.
2. Make chocolate syrup: In a small sauce-pan melt all the ingredients for the Chocolate Chunk Syrup (1-2 minutes), stirring occasionally.
3. In a large bowl, Mix together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a stand mixer using low speed until combined. Add egg, milk, water, oil, and vanilla. Beat on medium speed until smooth. Pour batter into greased and floured cake pan. 
4. Scoop in the chocolate chunk syrup mixture and swirl with a knife until the mixture is fully incorporated. Bake for 30 minutes, until a cake a toothpick inserted, comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes then drizzle with ganache. 
5. To make Ganache: While the cake is baking, Bring cream just to a boil over medium-high heat. Pour over chocolate, and add salt. Let stand for 10 minutes (don't stir -- doing so will cool the ganache too quickly, making it grainy). After 10 minutes Stir with a whisk until smooth and shiny to break up any pieces and emulsify cream and chocolate. Chocolate will often settle on the bottom or sides of the bowl. Scrape dish with a rubber spatula to incorporate all of it. Let cool for at least 3-5 minutes and no more than 15 minutes before Pouring on the cooled cake.

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