Chocolate Ganache Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 10 ounces bittersweet chocolate (coarsely chopped)
• 7 ounces butter (cut into pieces)
• 5 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350f (175c).
• 2 butter a 9-inch (23 cm) springform pan* and dust it with cocoa powder, tapping out any excess.
• 3 if you suspect your springform pan isn't 100% water-tight, wrap the outside with aluminum foil, making sure it goes all the way up to the outer rim.
• 4 melt the chocolate and butter in a double boiler (or microwave), stirring occasionally, until smooth.
• 5 note: chocolate can be bittersweet or semi-sweet and the butter can be salted or unsalted.
• 6 remove from heat.
• 7 in a large bowl, whisk together the eggs and sugar, then whisk in the melted chocolate mixture until smooth.
• 8 pour the batter into the prepared 9-inch springform pan and cover the top of the pan snugly with a sheet of foil.
• 9 put the springform pan into a larger baking pan, such as a roasting pan, and add enough hot water to the baking pan to come about halfway up to the outside of the cake pan.
• 10 bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes.