Devil’s Food Cake with Chocolate Ganache

The Cake

Preheat oven to 375. Grease and flour your baking pan.

Sift together in large bowl:

2 C cake flour

2 C sugar

3/4 C baking cocoa

2 t baking soda

1 t salt

1 t baking powder

Combine in second bowl:

1 C olive oil

1 C milk

1 C room-temperature coffee

2 eggs

1 t vanilla extract

Add wet ingredients to dry, Stir gently until well-combined..

Pour into baking pan and bake until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool and remove from baking pan.

The Ganache

When cake is out of pan, in a large heat-proof bowl, microwave:

1 C heavy cream

1 C quality chocolate chips or chunks

Stir to combine. When smooth and creamy, pour over cake.