Easy Chocolate Ganache Cake

This chocolate ganache cake is a square easy to make moist chocolate cake. It is topped with a chocolate ganache frosting. This is a delicious take on a classic recipe.

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STEP 1: Combine the dry ingredients.

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STEP 2: Combine the wet ingredients and add into the dry ingredients.

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STEP 3: Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes.

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STEP 4: Ganache. Pour steaming milk over chocolate chips. Microwave as needed to melt chunks.

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STEP 5: Let the ganache cool for 1 hour while stirring every 20 minutes. Beat the ganache until fluffy with a hand mixer.

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STEP 6: Frost the top of the cake with the ganache.

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STEP 7: Decorate as desired. Enjoy!

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