Chocolate Cake

Who doesn't like Chocolate Cake!!!

Ingredients

All Purpose flour/Maida: 1 Cup
Coco Powder: 1/2 Cup
Sugar: 3/4 Cup
Butter: 3/4 Cup
Egg: 2
Baking Powder: 1 Tea Spoon
Vanilla Essence: 1 Tea Spoon
Milk: Approx 1/4 to 1/2 Cup
For Ganache
Dark Chocolate: 250gms
Fresh Cream: 200ml
For sugar syrup
Water: 1/4 Cup
Sugar: 4 Table Spoon

Cooking Time:35 - 40 minutes
Method

Prepare a cake tin by spreading some butter on all sides of the cake tin and then dusting it with some all purpose flour.  
Tilt and remove the excess flour from the cake tin
Sift together maida, coco powder and baking powder and keep aside
Using a blender combine butter and sugar well
Add egg one by one and vanilla essence and  beat until smooth
To this add the sieved mix little by little and make the cake batter
Add milk as necessary and combine well
Preheat the oven at 170 C
Pour the batter to the prepared cake tin and bake for about 30 to 35 minutes

Insert a tooth pick in the center of the cake and if it comes out clean then the cake is done

Take it out of the oven and let it cool down completely

Frosting the Cake
Trim the crust from top and cut the cake horizontally into 2 layers

For making ganache

Pour the cream to a pan and heat it well.  You can see small bubbles formed 

Now pour this hot cream over the chopped dark chocolate and keep aside for some time

Now mix the chocolate and cream until well combined and becomes smooth

Allow it to cool well

For sugar syrup boil sugar and water for 4 to 5 minutes and let it cool down completely

Assembling the cake

Place one layer of cake on the setting tray

Sprinkle some sugar syrup on the cake

Pour some ganache and spread well

Now place the second layer of cake and sprinkle some sugar syrup

Pour the rest of the ganache and spread all over the cake

Decorate as per your wish and serve

Note:
Baking time may vary depending on the oven, so adjust it accordingly