Black Velvet Cake With A Dark Chocolate Ganache

INGREDIENTS

For the cake you'll need:

2 1/4 cups

all-purpose flour

3/4 cup

dark cocoa powder [i.e. Hershey's Special Dark]

[3.6] oz box chocolate or chocolate fudge instant pudding mix

2 tsp

baking soda

1/2 tsp

salt

1 cup

[2 sticks] salted butter (softened)

2 cups

light brown sugar

2 tsp

pure vanilla extract

1/2 tsp

pure almond extract

large eggs

2 cups

whole buttermilk

For the ganache:

[10 oz] pkg dark chocolate chips

1/2 cup

heavy cream

1/4 tsp

pure almond extract

grated chocolate for garnishing