This easy sourdough chocolate cake is a delicious way to use your sourdough starter. Dense and rich, with a slight sourdough tang, this mocha chocolate cake is a great sourdough recipe.
1cupsourdough starterdiscard or active, room temperature
2cupsall purpose flour
1cupbrewed coffeeroom temperature
3eggs
2teaspoonsvanilla extract
3Tablespoonsbaker’s cocoa
3Tablespoonsvegetable oil
1tspbaking powder
1teaspoonbaking soda
½teaspoonsalt
Chocolate Ganache
4ouncesbittersweet chocolatefinely chopped
1 ½Tablespoonscorn syrup
½cupheavy cream
1 ½Tablespoonsbrown sugar
1pinchsalt
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 Fand prepare the bundt pan with butter and flour.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the butter and sugar with a fork until combined.
Add the eggs, one at a time, and whisk until combined.
Whisk in the vanilla extract.
Add the flour, brewed coffee, cocoa powder, vegetable oil, baking powder, baking soda, and sourdough starter to the bowl.
Whisk until combined.
Pour into the prepared bundt pan.
Bake for 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted inside comes out clean.
Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, and then turn out onto a cooling rack.
Chocolate Ganache
Place the chopped chocolate, the corn syrup, and a pinch of salt in a medium bowl.
Place the heavy cream and the sugar into a small saucepan and heat on a skillet until just hot enough to melt the sugar. Make srue you stir occassionally.
Pour the hot milk and sugar mixture over the chocoalte.