Chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream icing and dark chocolate ganache glaze
I really didn't intend for this to be a dessert blog, but this is the third consecutive dessert entry I've done. This weeks entry is a birthday cake that I made for my girlfriend. She requested a very chocolately cake and this one definitely meets that standard. This cake is based loosely on a recipe by Sara Campbell on foodnetwork.com . Her recipe looks incredible, but it makes a giant cake and there seem to be some issues with the directions for the buttercream. My version combines separate recipes for the cake, the buttercream frosting and the dark chocolate ganache glaze. The chocolate cake is from a recipe by Cathy Lowe on foodnetwork.com. The buttercream frosting is based on a recipe from Wilton.com. The dark chocolate ganache is based on a recipe from allrecipes.com Ingredients: For the cake: 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour 2 cups sugar 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 2 eggs 1 cup milk...