Chocolate cake (Venom cake)
A recipe for chocolate cake that looks very much like Venom.
Ingredients
Cake
- 260 g cake flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 tsps baking powder
- 70 g black cocoa powder plus extra for baking tin
- 300 g regular white sugar
- 100 g brown sugar
- 250 ml oil
- 230 ml full fat milk room temperature
- 1 cup of warm coffee
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 1 egg yolk room temperature
- 2 tsps vanilla extract
Chocolate ganache
- 120 g milk chocolate
- 85 ml heavy whipping cream
- chocolate nibs on top
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C. Prepare the baking tin by greasing the sides with butter and covering them in black cocoa powder.
- Into a one bowl sift the flour, salt, cocoa powder, baking powder, sugars. Make sure there are no lumps.
- In another bowl whip the oil, milk, vanilla extract, coffee, eggs, and egg yolk. Once everything is well whipped, add the dry ingredients and mix well.
- The batter is extra watery, so it can leak. If you have a baking tin that must be put together, I recommend using the aluminum foil and covering the places so it doesn't leave the baking tin.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean. Let the cake cool in the baking tin.
- For the chocolate ganache - chop the chocolate. Add chocolate to the heavy whipping cream and put it into the microwave for a few minutes (keep your eyes on it, so it doesn't burn). When the chocolate starts melting, mix the mixture with a fork until it gets thick.
- If you don't use the microwave, add chopped chocolate to the heavy whipping cream and cook on low heat until the chocolate is melted. Stir continuously until it gets thick. Turn the heat off.
- When the ganache is ready, let it cool in the window and then cover the cake. Sprinkle some cocoa nibs on top.