Chocolate lovers, here is a delicious chocolate cake recipe that will delight both children and grown-up food lovers alike!

First of all, you will need to make a ganache, and for that you need:

– 250 g dark chocolate

– 25 cl full-fat liquid cream

– 70 g butter at room temperature (but not soft)

Melt the chocolate. Bring the cream to a boil and incorporate the chocolate in 3 additions while stirring. Let it cool, then incorporate the butter. Mix well and you will get a glossy, smooth texture. While it is still warm, you can glaze your cakes with it (for a firmer ganache to make decorations or truffles, place it in the refrigerator with plastic wrap pressed onto the surface for a good fifteen minutes).

For the cake, you will need:

– 200 g melted dark chocolate

– 250 g flour

– 170 g softened butter

– 180 g sugar

– 4 eggs

– 250 ml milk

– 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar

– 1 teaspoon baking soda

– 1 pinch of salt

Beat the butter with the sugar until the mixture becomes nice and creamy. Then incorporate the eggs one at a time, the melted chocolate once cooled, and the vanilla sugar, continuing to mix.

In another bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, and salt. Then add them to the butter mixture alternately with the milk until you get a very smooth batter.

Divide the batter between 2 round cake pans about 20 cm in diameter lined with parchment paper. If you only have one pan, bake one cake at a time.

Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C (350°F / gas mark 6) for 30 minutes, until a knife inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Then let cool before unmolding.

Level the tops of the cakes. Place the first cake on a serving plate, cut side up, and spread the ganache over it. Then cover with the other cake, smooth side up. Spread ganache over the top and the sides! You can then decorate it however you like: candy, marshmallows, powdered sugar, sugar paste, mini cookies, fruit…

Cake for my son’s 2nd birthday