Chocolate and Spice Cake

Ingredients

• Ganache

  • 12 oz (340 g) dark chocolate, chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) 35% whipping cream
  • 3 tbsp (45 ml) corn syrup

• Cake

  • 2 cups (280 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp (10 ml) baking powder
  • 1 tsp (5 ml) ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp (2.5 ml) ground ginger
  • 1/4 tsp (1 ml) ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp (2.5 ml) salt
  • 3/4 cup (170 g) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups (360 g) lightly packed brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) molasses
  • 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla extract
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup (250 ml) buttermilk

• Ginger Syrup

  • 1/3 cup (75 ml) maple syrup
  • 1 1-inch (2.5 cm) piece fresh ginger, cut into 4 slices

• Buttercream

  • 1 cup (227 g) unsalted butter, softened
  • 3 cups (390 g) icing sugar
  • 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla extract
  • 6 tbsp (90 ml) 35% whipping cream