Description
Indulge in the decadent richness of this Brick Street Chocolate Cake. Moist, tender, and intensely chocolatey, this bakery-style cake is topped with a luscious chocolate ganache glaze for the ultimate chocolate lover’s delight.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Cake Ingredients:
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup hot water or freshly brewed coffee
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
For the Chocolate Ganache Glaze:
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 8 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 10-inch bundt pan.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Add Wet Ingredients: Mix in buttermilk, oil, eggs, and vanilla. Stir in hot water or coffee until combined.
- Bake: Pour batter into the pan and bake for 45–50 minutes. Cool before removing from pan.
- Make Ganache: Heat cream, pour over chocolate chips, add butter and vanilla. Stir until smooth.
- Glaze Cake: Pour ganache over the cooled cake. Allow to set before serving.
Notes
- Coffee enhances the chocolate flavor but can be replaced with hot water.
- The cake tastes even better the next day when stored tightly wrapped at room temperature or in the fridge.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 480
- Sugar: 42g
- Sodium: 280mg
- Fat: 26g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 60g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
