Famous super moist chocolate cake from MATILDAAA !!!

 

This recipe is my most favorite chocolate cake recipe. I remember learning how to make it when I was 10 years old while sitting next to my mum. This is the recipe that made me instantly fall in love with baking. It is the simplest yet the best recipe for the ultimate chocolate cake. The secret to this insanely delicious cake is boiling water. yes! I'm right. Adding boiling water to the batter makes it extremely moist. This cake will make anyone who eats it come back for it. This chocolate cake can also be prepared a sheet cake for different recipes. 

The chocolate ganache is like a cherry on top for this cake. It's the perfect combination of creamy chocolate with the bitterness of dark chocolate. 

Ingredients: 

Sugar -2 cups

Flour - 1 3/4 cups

Cocoa powder -3/4 cup

Baking soda - 1 1/2 tsp 

Baking powder  - 1 1/2 tsp

Salt- 1 tsp 

Eggs -2 

Milk - 1 cup

Oil - 1/2 cup

Vanilla extract - 2 tsp 

Boiling water- 1 cup

Instructions: 

Combine sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and the rest of the dry ingredients together and mix thoroughly. 

In a separate bowl combine the milk, oil, eggs and vanilla extract together and beat together. 

Now combine the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and beat as much as possible with a beater until thoroughly combined. 

Now add the boiling water while beating the mixture at the highest speed and making sure the eggs don't get cooked. 

The mixture will be a but runny but don’t worry that's normal. Pour in a lined baking pan and bake at 180 C for 50 minutes approximately or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Whipped Chocolate Ganache:

Semi sweet dark chocolate - 1 cup 

Cream - 1 cup 

Chop 1 cup of semi-sweet dark chocolate and place it in a separate bowl. Heat 1 cup of full fat cream on medium flame and pour it on top of the chocolate. Let it sit for about 2 minutes and then slowly start mixing it with a spatula. Let the ganache cool in the freezer for about 20 minutes and then whip it on high speed for about 10 minutes or until stiff peaks are formed.