| Prep Time | 5 minutes |
| Cook Time | 30 minutes |
| Servings | cake |
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups Gluten Free Plain Flour 210 g
- 3/4 teaspoon Xanthan Gum omit if your blend already contains it
- 14 tablespoons Cocoa Powder 70 g
- 1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Bi Carbonate of Soda
- 1 cup Sugar 200 g
- 3/4 cup Sour Cream at room temperature, 168 g
- 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil 112 g
- 2 Eggs at room temperature, beaten
- 3/4 cup Warm Water 6 ounces, about 95°F
For the Ganache Topping
- 3/4 cup Cream whipping, 6 fluid ounces
- 8 ounces Dark Chocolate chopped
- 1 cup Icing Sugar 115 g, for whipped ganache
Ingredients
For the Ganache Topping
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Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180°C. Grease a 9-inch round or square baking pan and set it aside.
- In a large bowl, place the flour, xanthan gum, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda and sugar, and whisk to combine well. Create a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and add the sour cream, oil, eggs and water, mixing to combine after each addition. The batter should be very thickly pourable. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan, smooth into an even layer and place in the center of the preheated oven.
- Bake until a toothpick inserted in the centre of the cake comes out mostly clean or with a few moist crumbs attached (about 30 minutes). Do not over bake. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes in the pan before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- While the cake is cooling, make the ganache topping. In a small, heavy-bottom saucepan, heat the heavy whipping cream until it just begins to simmer. Place the chopped chocolate in a medium-size bowl, and pour the hot cream over the chocolate. Allow the cream to sit on the chocolate for about a minute, until the chocolate begins to melt, and mix until the chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth and glossy.* Pour the warm ganache over the top of the cooled cake, and gently spread toward the edges so the ganache begins to drip down the sides of the cake. Allow to set at room temperature before serving.
- *To make whipped ganache frosting, use 10 ounces of chopped chocolate with the 6 fluid ounces cream and follow the same instructions. Allow the ganache to cool at room temperature until no longer hot to the touch. Cover and place in the refrigerator until firm enough to scoop with a spoon. Transfer the cooled ganache to a large bowl and beat with a handheld mixer or stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment until thickened and fluffy. The ganache will also lighten in colour. Add the optional confectioners’ sugar and beat until well-combined. Frost as desired.
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