Chocolate Walnut Cake

Moist, fluffy and fudgy, this chocolate walnut cake is the perfect snack sized cake! It's topped with decadent dark chocolate ganache and sprinkled with chopped walnuts.

Unbalanced

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Preheat you oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees Celsius). Grease your baking tray with some butter or oil then line with parchment paper.

Step 2

In a large bowl sift together your flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Step 3

Make a hole in the middle of the dry mixture and add in the buttermilk, vegetable oil, egg , hot coffee and vanilla. Mix until just combined.

Step 4

Lastly fold in the chopped walnuts.

Step 5

Pour the batter into your baking tray and bake for 30 min or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let it cool completely.

Step 6

For the ganache, in a medium sized bowl add your chopped dark chocolate and heavy cream. Melt in a microwave in 30 second bursts until smooth. You could also melt it using a double boiler.

Step 7

Let the ganache cool down in the refrigerator for 15 min. ( or 5-7 min in the freezer)

Step 8

Spread the ganache on the cooled cake and sprinkle with some more chopped walnuts.

Step 9

Slice it up and enjoy!