Lazy day chocolate cake recipe

This chocolate cake can be semi-assembled and refrigerated up to 3 hours in advance. Pour over the room temperature ganache to serve.

0:20 Prep 0:40 Cook 6 Servings Capable cooks

Ingredients

120g unsalted butter, chopped
220g (1 cup firmly packed) brown sugar
2 eggs
240g (1 cup) sour cream, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
225g (1 1/2 cups) plain flour
75g (3/4 cup) Dutch cocoa (see top tips)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

Chocolate ganache

200g dark chocolate (55% cocoa solids), finely chopped
300ml thickened cream

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