Chocolate Mud Cake with Chocolate Ganache Frosting

The best cake for chocolate lovers!!!

Ingredients

Dark Chocolate Chopped: 1/2 cup
All Purpose flour/Maida: 2 Cups
Coco Powder: 1/2 Cup
Baking Powder: 1 Tea Spoon
Baking Soda: 1/2 Tea Spoon
Oil: 3/4 Cup
Milk: 1/2 to 1 Cup
Powdered Sugar: 1 Cup
Egg: 2
Instant Coffee: 1 Tea Spoon
Hot Water: 1/4 Cup

For Ganache
Dark Chocolate: 250gms
Fresh Cream: 200ml

Cooking Time: 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
Line it with a parchment paper. 
Preheat the oven at 170C
Mix coffee in hot water and keep aside
Microwave or double boil the dark chocolate and melt it and keep aside
To the melted chocolate add oil and coffee.  Whisk until it forms a smooth consistency and let it cool well

Sift all purpose flour, coco powder, baking powder and baking soda
Once the chocolate mix cools down add the powdered sugar and using a hand mixer beat well
Add eggs one by one and beat until fluffy
Now add the sifted all purpose flour coco powder mix in batches along with milk and fold in well

The batter should be a smooth ribbon consistency batter
Pour the batter to the prepared cake tin and tap the tin on to the kitchen counter so that any air bubbles trapped inside the batter will be removed
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

Slice the cake horizontally into 2 layers.  You can trim off the thick crust.  

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

Let it cool well to a spreadable consistency

Assembling the cake

Place one layer of cake on the setting tray

Pour some ganache in the center

Now  spread the ganache evenly to all sides

Now place the second layer of cake

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

Decorate with some grated chocolate and some sugar balls

Keep in fridge for some time.  The ganache will get a darker shade once cooled and set

Cut and serve cold

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