This soft and tender Chocolate Chip Cake is made with sour cream, mini chocolate chips, and topped with rich ganache. A cozy loaf cake perfect for birthdays or everyday indulgence.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword chocolate chip cake
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 55 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour15 minutesminutes
Servings 10slices
Calories 400kcal
Author Camila Hurst
Ingredients
1¾cupsflour223g
2tspbaking powder
½tspsalt
½cupbutter113g
1cupgranulated sugar200g
¼cupolive oilor vegetable oil
3large eggs
½cupsour cream113g
2tsppure vanilla extract
1cupmini chocolate chips
Ganache Topping
⅓cupchocolatechopped, or chocolate chips (read notes)
¼cupheavy cream60ml
To Decorate
¼cupmini chocolate chips
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan and line with parchment paper. If the pan has details like mine, grease well with butter, and sprinkle flour on top. Shake off the flour excess.
In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl beat the butter for 1 minute. Add the sugar and oil and beat for another 2 to 3 minutes until pale and fluffy.
Add the eggs one at a time, mixing until fully incorporated before adding the next one.
Add the vanilla and mix.
Add the sour cream and beat to combine.
Add the dry ingredients and mix on low.
Fold in mini chocolate chips.
Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for about 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
Chocolate Ganache
Heat the cream until steaming. Pour over the chopped chocolate. Let sit for 1 minute, then whisk until smooth and glossy.
Let the ganache rest for about 1 hour at room temperature. You can try to speed up the cooling process by placing the ganache in the fridge for about 15 minutes, whisking a couple of times in between.
To Decorate
Pour ganache over cooled cake. Sprinkle with additional mini chocolate chips.
Notes
Ganache: Use a chocolate you love for the ganache. I used Lindt 70%. If you like it sweeter, use milk chocolate, or if you like it less sweet, use dark.Oil: I used olive oil for this recipe. You can use vegetable oil if you want. Olive oil will help make the cake richer.