Chocolate Cake with Ganache and Praline Topping

Health score
3%
Chocolate Cake with Ganache and Praline Topping
45 min.
8
575kcal

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Indulge your senses with this decadent Chocolate Cake topped with a luscious ganache and a delightful praline crunch. Perfectly moist and rich, this cake is the ultimate dessert to impress guests or simply satisfy your own sweet tooth. With a preparation time of just 45 minutes, you’ll find this recipe to be a quick and rewarding culinary adventure.

This cake combines the deep chocolate flavor of natural cocoa powder with the rich sweetness of dark brown sugar, creating a luscious batter that bakes to perfection. Once effortlessly assembled, the cake is accompanied by a silky-smooth ganache made from melted semisweet chocolate and heavy cream—ensuring every bite is an explosion of flavor.

But the true star of this dessert is the crunchy praline topping, made with toasted pecans, which adds a wonderful texture contrast. The combination of creamy chocolate, sweet praline, and the moist goodness of the cake is nothing short of divine, making it the perfect choice for celebrations or a special treat any day of the week.

Whether it’s a birthday, a dinner party, or just a cozy night in, this Chocolate Cake with Ganache and Praline Topping will surely elevate your dessert game and leave everyone craving just one more slice!

Ingredients

  • cup all purpose flour 
  • 0.5 teaspoon baking soda 
  • 0.3 cup buttermilk 
  • 0.3 teaspoon coarse kosher salt 
  • 0.3 cup natural cocoa powder unsweetened
  • 0.8 cup brown sugar dark packed ()
  • large eggs 
  • 0.3 cup heavy whipping cream 
  • cup pecans toasted chopped
  • 0.8 cup powdered sugar 
  • cup semi chocolate chips 
  • cup sugar 
  • tablespoons butter unsalted
  • teaspoon vanilla extract 
  • 0.5 cup water boiling

Equipment

  • bowl
  • frying pan
  • sauce pan
  • oven
  • knife
  • whisk
  • microwave

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inchcake pan with nonstick spray. Line withparchment. Spray parchment. Dust withflour, tapping out any excess.
  2. Place butter and cocoa powder in mediumbowl.
  3. Pour 1/2 cup boiling water over; stir.
  4. Letstand 2 minutes; whisk until blended.
  5. Whiskflour, sugar, baking soda, and coarse salt inanother medium bowl.
  6. Whisk buttermilk, egg,and vanilla in large bowl. Gradually whiskcocoa mixture into buttermilk mixture; whiskuntil smooth.
  7. Add flour mixture in 3 additions,whisking to blend between additions (batterwill be thin).
  8. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  9. Bake cake until tester inserted intocenter comes out clean, about 30 minutes.Cool in pan 10 minutes. Run knife aroundpan edges to release cake. Invert onto rack;remove pan and parchment. Cool completely.
  10. Place chocolate and creamin microwave-safe bowl.
  11. Heat in microwavein 15-second intervals, stirring occasionally,until melted and smooth. Stir in butter.
  12. Letstand until spreadable, about 30 minutes.
  13. Spread over top and sides of cake.
  14. Transfercake to plate. Chill 2 hours and up to 1 day.
  15. Stir first 3 ingredients in heavylarge saucepan over medium-high heat untilbutter melts. Boil 1 minute without stirring.
  16. Remove from heat; whisk in sugar andvanilla.
  17. Add pecans; stir just to incorporate.Quickly pour praline over cake.
  18. Spread justto edges (topping sets quickly). DO AHEAD:Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover with cakedome. Store at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts

Calories575kcal
Protein4.02%
Fat39.32%
Carbs56.66%

Properties

Glycemic Index
23.26
Glycemic Load
26.25
Inflammation Score
-5
Nutrition Score
11.312608800505%

Flavonoids

Cyanidin
1.33mg
Delphinidin
0.9mg
Catechin
2.64mg
Epigallocatechin
0.7mg
Epicatechin
5.38mg
Epigallocatechin 3-gallate
0.28mg
Quercetin
0.27mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:575.13kcal
28.76%
Fat:25.92g
39.87%
Saturated Fat:10.71g
66.93%
Carbohydrates:84.04g
28.01%
Net Carbohydrates:79.64g
28.96%
Sugar:65.47g
72.75%
Cholesterol:45.12mg
15.04%
Sodium:170.57mg
7.42%
Alcohol:0.17g
100%
Alcohol %:0.14%
100%
Caffeine:25.53mg
8.51%
Protein:5.96g
11.92%
Manganese:1.08mg
54.15%
Copper:0.58mg
28.84%
Magnesium:75.61mg
18.9%
Fiber:4.4g
17.62%
Iron:3.12mg
17.34%
Selenium:10.98µg
15.68%
Phosphorus:154.56mg
15.46%
Vitamin B1:0.22mg
14.76%
Zinc:1.59mg
10.62%
Vitamin B2:0.18mg
10.32%
Folate:36.15µg
9.04%
Potassium:291.87mg
8.34%
Vitamin B3:1.36mg
6.79%
Calcium:64.71mg
6.47%
Vitamin A:304.83IU
6.1%
Vitamin B5:0.43mg
4.26%
Vitamin E:0.58mg
3.86%
Vitamin B6:0.07mg
3.42%
Vitamin D:0.42µg
2.8%
Vitamin K:2.81µg
2.68%
Vitamin B12:0.15µg
2.52%
Source:Epicurious