Back in March I made this cake for our Relief Society Enrichment Birthday Celebration. We had people decorate cakes for the centerpieces. I decided to try making a ganache for the first time. I had always heard the term and thought it was something really fancy and hard to make, but not true. All it is is cream and chocolate.
The chocolate cake that I made is Quinn's very favorite chocolate cake. It's just a cake mix, but you add a bunch of stuff to it, and it makes it really moist and delicious. This cake has a semi-sweet ganache, but for Father's Day I made one with a milk chocolate ganache, which Quinn and I preferred. For Father's Day at church, all of the wives took desserts to treat the Dad's, there were a ton of desserts. Enough that I think everyone, including the women and kids, got to enjoy something. I have told a few people that I would post this recipe, so here it is. If you are a chocolate lover, I can pretty much gaurantee that you will LOVE this cake. We like to eat it cold, and if we have it, it's also very good with whipped cream or ice cream.
Sour Cream Chocolate Cake
1 pkg Devil's Food Cake Mix
1 small pkg instant chocolate pudding
4 eggs beaten
3/4 cup water
3/4 cup sour cream
1/2 cup oil
1 cup chocolate chips
Mix together all ingredients except chocolate chips. Stir in chocolate chips, and pour in greased bundt pan, and bake at 350 degrees for 55-60 minutes.
Allow to cool.
Cover with chocolate ganache. I can't find my recipe right now, but I think this is it. So if you have your own recipe that you make, just use it.
Chocolate Ganache
1 pkg milk chocolate chips
1 cup heavy whipping cream
Put all in a microwave safe bowl and heat for 20 seconds at a time. Stirring well each time. Make sure you don't over cook it, it'll burn. Allow to cool, about 30 minutes or more, just watch it, until it's a good consistancy to pour over your cake. You don't want it way to runny, but you also don't want it too thick because then it will just glob on and not look nice and smooth.
