Glazed Chocolate Cake

My mom's birthday is tomorrow and I wanted to make her something a bit different for dessert. This cake has very little flour so it has a lovely rich chocolate flavor. It looks elegant but is simple to prepare so it fits the bill on a busy weekend.

Serves 10-12

2 sticks of butter softened
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa, plus more for the pan
1 cup flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup sugar
4 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon instant coffee, dissolved in 2 teaspoons hot water

Preheat the oven to 350. Spray a 9 inch cake pan with cooking spray and dust with a couple of spoonfuls of cocoa powder.Tap out the excess cocoa powder out of the pan. Set aside. In a medium mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and cocoa. In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add the vanilla and coffee. With the mixer on low add the flour mixture and sour cream alternately, beginning and ending with the flour. Spread the batter into the prepared pan. Bake until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean about 30-35 minutes. Let the cake cool 10 minutes and invert from pan. Let it cool completely, bottom side up. Glaze with Chocolate Glaze(below). Serve with whipped cream with chocolate shavings on top.

Chocolate Glaze

6 ozs of chopped semi-sweet chocolate(the better the quality the better the glaze)
3/4 cup heavy cream

Place the chocolate into a medium bowl. In a saucepan bring the cream to a boil, stirring constantly so it won't boil over. Pour over the chocolate in the bowl. Whisk until smooth. Let it cool until thick yet pourable about 2-3 minutes. Set cake on a rack over a rimmed baking sheet. Pour the glaze over the cake. Spreading gently to coat top and sides. Let the glaze set. Gently lift the cake off the rack with two spatulas onto a serving platter.