Everyday muesli chocolate cake

I wanted to make a very non-fancy and down-to-Earth cake for mid-week night baking and for having a nice breakfast for 3 days or so. And I think one of the nicest ways to make a slice of chocolate cake acceptable for breakfast is by merging it with muesli, so that's just what I did. It turned out to be much more of a good idea than expected. :) 
The cake isn't very rich and the chocolate ganache on top is the only indulgent touch about it. I, for one, think it's the perfect balance between a breakfast cake and a delicious splurge. And the friends who tasted it loved it. :) Enjoy!

Last year: Tex-Mex turkey and guacamole burgers.
Two years ago: Mint and pine sauce (raw vegan).
Three years ago: Brussel sprouts, poppy-seed and emmentaler gratin.
Four years ago: Fried turkey pieces with rosemary, thyme, lemon and green garlic, Rosemary baked potatoes with green garlic, Three-cheese pasta with rucola, hazelnuts and sesame.




Ingredients (for a 23 cm tin):

• 150 g butter
• 150 g sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 30 g dark cocoa powder
• 150 g Greek yogurt
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 egg whites + 1 teaspoon sugar
• 120 g flour
• 1 and 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• pinch of salt
• 70 g Muesli mix (about 2 handfuls)

For the glaze:

• 100 g milk chocolate
• a thin slice of butter
• 1-2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon extra muesli or rolled oats 

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. 

Melt the butter and sugar together over low heat. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla, cocoa and yogurt. Mix in the egg yolks as well. Mix the flour with the baking powder and the salt and gradually incorporate it in the wet mix.

Beat the egg whites with the teaspoon of sugar until stiff and gently mix them with the rest. Then add the muesli:

Mix it in. Line a 23 cm (9 inch) baking tin with baking paper and pour the cake mix in it.

Put it in the preheated oven and bake it for 25-30 minutes or until a skewer inserted in comes out clean.

For the glaze, melt together the chocolate, butter and milk and spread the resulting ganache over the cake. Sprinkle the muesli or oat flakes on top.

It's done, dig in! :)