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Mini Dark Chocolate Layer Cake with Dark Chocolate Ganache and Strawberries
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Mini Dark Chocolate Layer Cake with Dark Chocolate Ganache and Strawberries

Rich chocolate cake layers, a wonderful ganache frosting and we topped ours with sweet summer strawberries and even made a sauce to serve with each slice.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword easy cake recipes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Calories 583kcal

Ingredients

Dark Chocolate Cake

  • ½ cup whole milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ¾ cup all purpose flour
  • cup granulated sugar
  • cup special dark cocoa powder
  • ¼ teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoons baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoons salt
  • cup butter softened

Dark Chocolate Ganache Frosting

  • 18 ounces dark chocolate chips
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • ½ teaspoons vanilla
  • Pinch salt

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Spray two 6-inch cake pans with cooking spray and line the bottom of each pan with parchment paper.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, and vanilla.
  • In another bowl, sift the flour, sugar, dark cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  • Add the butter and half of the milk mixture into the dry ingredients and stir until the dry ingredients are moistened. With a mixer, mix on medium low for about 45 seconds. Add the rest of the milk mixture, and mix on medium low for another 20 seconds.
  • Divide the batter between the two pans.
  • Bake at 350 degrees F for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a just a few crumbs.
  • Allow cakes to cool in pans about 10 minutes.
  • Turn the cakes out on a baking rack and cool completely.
  • To make the ganache frosting, microwave the dark chocolate chips in a glass dish for 2 to 3 minutes on medium heat, until they are shiny. Remove from microwave and stir contiously and rapidly until smooth. Stir in the sour cream. Once combined, stir in the vanilla and salt. Allow to cool slightly until spreadable. If you let it go too long it will harden.
  • Frost cake and Eat! YUM!

Nutrition

Calories: 583kcal | Carbohydrates: 65g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 26g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 276mg | Potassium: 531mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 417IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 249mg | Iron: 2mg