Chocolate Raspberry Romance

Full Ingredients

For the Chocolate Cake Base:

• Dry Ingredients:
  • All-purpose flour
  • Dutch-processed cocoa powder
  • Baking powder
  • Baking soda
  • Granulated sugar
  • A pinch of salt
• Wet Ingredients:
  • Eggs
  • Buttermilk (or whole milk with lemon juice)
  • Vegetable oil
  • Vanilla extract
  • Hot coffee or water

For the Raspberry Filling:

• Fresh raspberries (or frozen, thawed)
• Granulated sugar
• Lemon juice
• Cornstarch (to thicken)

For the Chocolate Ganache Topping:

• Semi-sweet chocolate (melted)
• Heavy cream
• Unsalted butter (for shine)

Optional Garnishes:

• Fresh raspberries
• Dark chocolate curls
• Edible flowers or gold dust