Chocolate Ganache Drip Pudding Cake with Chocolate Buttercream
Ingredients
Cake
2cupssugar
1/2cupoil
2eggs
1 1/2tspbaking soda
1 1/2tspbaking powder
1tspsalt
2tspvanilla
3/4cupcocoa
1 3/4cupflour
1cupbuttermilk
1boxinstant chocolate pudding
1/2cupboiling water
Frosting
1stickbutter
2/3cupcocoa
3cupspowdered sugar
1/3cupheavy cream
1tspvanilla
Ganache
3/4cupheavy cream
1 1/2cupchopped chocolate
Instructions
Pre-Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 8-inch round baking pans.2. Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt and pudding in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of stand mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water. Pour batter into prepared pans.3. Bake 30 to 35 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
Frosting
Add butter and cocoa to a stand mixer. Alternately add powdered sugar and heavy cream, beating to spreading consistency.Add small amount additional heavy cream, if needed. Stir in vanilla. Frost the bottom layer. Add the second layer and frost the whole cake.
Ganache
Place chocolate and cream in a microwave safe bowl. Heat for 45 seconds-1 minute. Stir until smooth. Use a spoon to pour drips all around the cake.