Chocolate Swirl Dream Cake
A rich, moist chocolate cake with velvety swirls of cocoa and a luscious chocolate ganache topping. Perfect for impressing guests with its marbled design and decadent flavor.
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 420kcal
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup sugar (for swirl)
- ¼ cup milk (for swirl)
- 2 tbsp melted butter (for swirl)
- 1 cup heavy cream (for ganache)
- 1 cup chocolate chips (for ganache)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan
- Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl
- Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl until fluffy
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each. Stir in vanilla
- Alternate adding dry ingredients and buttermilk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients
- Mix cocoa powder, sugar, milk, and melted butter in a separate bowl
- Drop cocoa mixture onto cake batter and swirl with a knife
- Bake 35-40 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean
- Heat cream until simmering, pour over chocolate chips, and stir until smooth ganache forms
- Pour ganache over cooled cake and let set before serving
Notes
Use room temperature eggs and butter for optimal texture
Avoid overmixing batter to prevent dense results
Let cake cool completely before adding ganache to prevent melting
Avoid overmixing batter to prevent dense results
Let cake cool completely before adding ganache to prevent melting