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Malted Chocolate Ganache Cake
This chocolate ganache cake is the best! Moist chocolate cake packed with malted milk flavor and covered in the dreamiest chocolate ganache frosting. It's the perfect layer cake for chocolate lovers!
👥 20 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 10h 20m⏳ Prep: 10h🔥 Cook: 20 min👤 Cambrea Gordon📖 cambreabakes
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- pot
- bowl
- mixing bowl
- pan
- oven
- whisk
- spatula
📝 Preparation Steps
1
In a pot, melt the butter and salt together. When melted, add in the heavy cream, malted milk powder, and sugar, whisking occasionally until nearly boiling; about ⏱️ 7-8 minutes. Stir in the chocolate chips until completely melted.
2
Add the sifted cocoa to a stand mixing bowl. Stream the hot chocolate mixture into the bowl. Mix until combined, then scrape down the bowl. Switch to the paddle and mix for ⏱️ 2-3 minutes on medium-low, until lump free. Add the vanilla. Then pour into a container and refrigerate for a minimum of ⏱️ 4-6 hours, or overnight before using.
3
Preheat the oven to 350 F/180 C. Line three 8-inch round cake pans with parchment paper on the bottoms and set them aside.
4
In a stand mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, brown sugar, malted milk powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add in the butter and mix for ⏱️ 3 minutes on low until it resembles coarse sand.
5
Mix in the sour cream and oil until just combined. It will look like a very thick paste.
sour cream (room temperature)1 cup
6
In a bowl with a spout, whisk together the eggs, milk, and vanilla. In a separate bowl, whisk together the HOT coffee and cocoa powder.
large eggs (room temperature)2hot coffee (or hot water)1 cup
7
Stream the egg mixture into the batter on low speed, then pour in the coffee/cocoa mix. Mix until just combined. Scrape down the bowl to make sure there are no pale batter streaks. Divide the batter into the prepared pans, around 520g each.
hot coffee (or hot water)1 cup
8
Bake for ⏱️ 20-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean, with a few moist crumbs clinging to it. Let the pans cool on a wire rack for ⏱️ 20 minutes, then flip each layer out of the pan onto the rack to continue cooling completely.
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Assembly
10
To assemble, remove the ganache from the fridge. If using the next day, let it sit at room temperature for an hour. In a mixing bowl, paddle-mix the ganache on medium speed for ⏱️ 30-60 seconds to loosen it. Avoid overmixing or it will be messier to work with.
11
Trim cake domes if necessary. Put the first cake layer on the board or plate. Pipe the ganache frosting then add the next layer, alternating cake and frosting layers. Refrigerate the cake for ⏱️ 15-20 mins to firm. Then frost the sides and top with the remaining frosting. Swirl the frosting with a spatula, and top it with malted milk balls. Enjoy!
malted milk balls (for decorating)
Nutrition Facts
calories
439 kcal
fat Content
19 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
4 g
sugar Content
48 g
sodium Content
357 mg
protein Content
6 g
trans Fat Content
0.3 g
cholesterol Content
45 mg
carbohydrate Content
69 g
saturated Fat Content
9 g
unsaturated Fat Content
9 g
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