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Also if you're cooking for vegan friends, this recipe is perfect as it needs dairy based ingredients, you can make it even if you have no eggs, no butter, no milk on hand!
Ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa I used Double Dutch Dark Cocoa
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon espresso powder optional, see note
- 2 Tablespoons vinegar I used apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2/3 cup olive oil
- 2 cups cold water
- For the ganache:
- 3 Tablespoons corn syrup
- 6 ounces heavy cream
- 12 ounces dark chocolate chopped into small pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract