The easiest chocolate fudgy cake

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 cup All-purpose flour
• 4 tablespoons Cocoa powder sifted
• 1 cup Sugar
• ½ teaspoon Baking powder
• ½ teaspoon Baking soda
• ½ teaspoon Sea salt
• ½ cup Unsalted butter
• ½ cup Hot water
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• 1 large Egg, room temperature
• ½ cup Sour cream, plain greek yogurt or mayonnaise
• 1 cup Whipping cream
• 8 oz Semi-sweet chocolate
• Chocolate pearls
• Shaved chocolate
• Fruits
• Confectioners sugar

Instructions

• 1 Preheat the oven to 350℉. Set the rack at the center of the oven shelf.
• 2 Sift the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a
  large mixing bowl then stir to mix.
• 3 In another bowl or large measuring cup, add the hot water, butter and vanilla.
  Let it sit for a few minutes for the butter to melt. Add the eggs and whisk to
  combine.
• 4 Pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture then whisk until smooth. Add the
  sour cream and then gently whisk to combine. Avoid overmixing.
• 5 Pour into the prepared baking pan and bake for 35 minutes or when a tester comes
  out moist but clean.
• 6 Let it cool in the pan for 10 minutes to handle before turning it out into the
  cake stand. Let it cool completely.
• 7 Pour the whipping cream in a small saucepan and place over medium-low heat. Once
  the bubble starts to appear for about 3 -5 minutes, add the chocolate. Remove
  the pan from the heat and let it sit for at least 5 minutes for the chocolate to
  melt. Whisk until smooth. It will thicken as it cools but make sure that it is
  pourable.
• 8 Confidently pour the ganache starting at the center of the cake. Let it flow all
  the way to the sides. Scrape the ganache that flows into the cake stand using an
  angled icing spatula back to the cake or use it to glaze the sides immediately
  before the ganache will get thick.
• 9 Once the cake is set, decorate your cake with any garnish of your choice. Let
  the cake sit for at least an hour at room temperature or 30 minutes in the
  fridge before cutting. Cake can last at room temperature covered for up to 3
  days and up to 5 days in the fridge.

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