Name: Chocolate fudge cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Ingredients: 300 g Caster sugar; 150 g Light brown sugar; 300 g Plain flour, sifted; 100 g Dark cocoa powder, sifted; 12 g Bicarbonate of soda; 6 g Baking powder; ½ tsp Fine sea salt; 5 Medium eggs; 250 ml Buttermilk; 200 ml Vegetable oil, + Extra for greasing; 2 tsp Vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract; 200 g Dark chocolate, 70% Cocoa solids; 500 g Icing sugar; 50 g Dark cocoa powder; 300 g Soft butter; 100 ml Milk; 1 tsp Vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract; Chocolate Shavings To Decorate

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The recipe

Chocolate fudge cake

Decadent and: Chocolate fudge cake recipe revealed.

20 min prep
30 min cooking
10 min hands-off
Easy

Times and difficulty are our estimates from the method, not stopwatch figures.

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Method

Step 1
This mouthwatering dessert boasts six layers of rich, velvety chocolate (200 g) goodness, guaranteed to satisfy even the most insatiable sweet tooth. But beware, this indulgence is not for the faint-hearted.

For the cake

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C or 160°C Fan and grease and line 2 cake tins.
Step 2
Mix all the dry ingredients together in a mixing bowl, make a well in the centre, and add in the wet ingredients. Beat well to a smooth batter.
Step 3
Share the mixture equally between the two cake tins and bake for 30 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tins for 10 minutes before removing and placing on a wire rack to cool completely.

Chocolate fudge frosting

Step 1
To make the frosting, break the chocolate (200 g) into pieces and place it into a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Make sure the water doesn't touch the bowl. Heat until melted, remove from the heat, and leave to cool slightly.
Step 2
Sift together the icing sugar (500 g) and cocoa (100 g) powder and beat the butter (300 g) until creamy. Next, add in half of the icing sugar mixture and beat until combined. Add in the rest of the icing sugar mixture and continue to beat until smooth. Slowly mix in the cooled chocolate (200 g) along with the milk (100 ml) and vanilla (2 tsp) bean paste. Mix until smooth.
Step 3: To assemble the cake
Cut each cake into 3 layers and then stack them back up spreading the chocolate (200 g) fudge frosting between each layer. Use the remaining frosting cover and smooth over the sides and top. Finish with some chocolate shavings.

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Questions people ask

How long does chocolate fudge cake take?

About 1 hour from start to finish: 20 min of prep, 30 min of cooking, and 10 min hands-off while it waits. That figure is worked out from the method rather than timed with a stopwatch, so give yourself a little more the first time.

How much does this make?

The original recipe did not state a yield, so nothing has been invented for it. The scale control on the recipe card multiplies the quantities instead, which is the honest version of the same thing.

Can I see the ingredients in ounces and pints?

Yes. The metric and imperial switch on the recipe card converts every quantity, rounded to amounts you can actually weigh or measure rather than to four decimal places. Your choice is remembered for every recipe on the site.

Is it vegetarian?

Yes, as written. If you are cooking for a strict vegetarian, the one to check is the cheese: several hard cheeses are made with animal rennet.

Chocolate fudge cake

Chocolate fudge cake

Ingredients

For the cake