Chocolate Ganache Cake

Ingredients

• 1.25 cup all purpose flour
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/2 cup melted butter or oil
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 4 tbsp yoghurt
• 1 tbsp vinegar
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 1/2 cup water
• Chocolate ganache –
• 1 cup fresh cream
• 150 gram dark chocolate

Steps

1. Take flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt in a bowl and sieve it. Preheat oven at 180 degree for 10 minutes.
2. Add sugar to melted butter or oil and mix it very well. In another bowl, add yoghurt with one tablespoon of water and whisk it well. Now add vinegar and baking soda to the yoghurt mixture and whisk it so that the foam will appear.
3. Now in the flour mixture, add yoghurt mixture, sugar mixture, water and vanilla essence. mix everything very well. Mix everything quickly to make a smooth and lump free cake batter.
4. Pour prepared batter in a greased baking tin and tap the tin lightly so that air bubbles will come out. Now bake the cake at 180 degree for 35 to 40 minutes. Check with the help of a knife if the cake is done or not. If the knife comes out clean, the cake is ready otherwise it needs to be baked for a few more minutes.
5. Let it cool down for 20 to 30 minutes at room temperature. Now take it out from the tin and put it on a wire rack so that it does not become soggy. Cover the cake with thick cloth and let it get completely cool for 5 to 6 hours.
6. To prepare chocolate ganache, chop chocolate and put it in a bowl. Now heat fresh cream in a pot on medium heat. When it starts to boil, pour it over the chopped chocolate. Let it stand for a minute. Slowly start mixing everything together. You will get smooth and glossy chocolate ganache. Let it cool down completely.
7. When the chocolate sponge cools down completely, cut it horizontally in two circles. Whisk chocolate ganache so that it becomes a bit thick. Now apply chocolate ganache on 1 piece of the cake and cover it with the other piece. Now Frost the cake with the remaining chocolate ganache.
8. Add some fresh cherries on top. You can even use strawberries, oranges or chocolates. Let it set in the refrigerator until use.