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Chocolate Fudge Cake Recipe

Chocolate Fudge Cake Recipe

2020-01-16
3.5 Stars (111 Voters)
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This chocolate fudge cake rich, dense and super chocolaty! This amazing chocolate cake is covered with delicious chocolate ganache and dark chocolate shavings. If you familiar with mud cake, this cake may remind you the famous mud cake with flavor and texture. If you like chocolate cakes, you must try this decadent, fudgy chocolate cake!
DIFFICULTY
Easy
YIELDS
10
PREP TIME
1½ Hours
WORK TIME
20 Minutes
RECIPE CUISINE
World
INGREDIENTS FOR YIELDS

For the cake:

  • 125g (4.5oz) Dark chocolate
  • 100g (7 tablespoons) Butter
  • 1/4 cup (30g) Cocoa powder
  • 2 Eggs
  • 3/4 cup (150g) Brown Sugar
  • 1/2 cup (100g) White sugar
  • 1½ cups (190g) All-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon Baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 cup (240ml) Boiling water + 1 teaspoon instant coffee *or just boiling water
  • 1/4 cup (60ml) Vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

For the ganache:

  • 125g (4.5oz) Dark chocolate
  • 1/2 cup (120ml) Heavy cream
  • Dark chocolate shaving for decoration
DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven 160C (320F). line the bottom of an 9X5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper and grease with butter.

2. In a large bowl, whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

3. Chop the chocolate into small pieces, transfer to a large heat-proof bowl, add butter. Place the bowl over a double boiler and melt completely.

4. Remove from heat, add both sugars, oil and mix until combined. Allow to cool for 10 minutes. Add eggs and stir until incorporated.

5. Sift in dry ingredients and mix until incorporated.

6. Add boiling coffee and mix until combined.

7. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 50-55 minutes. Until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

8. Meanwhile make the ganache: Chop the chocolate, place in a large bowl. In a saucepan bring the heavy cream to a simmer. Pour over the chocolate. Let sit for 1-2 minutes. Stir until smooth. Let cool for 10-20 minutes.

9. Release the cake from the tin, pour the ganache over the cake, sprinkle some chocolate shavings and let set.

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COMMENTS (6)
  • G
    Glynn
    2/3/2020

    This turned out amazing! Thanks for the recipe. I've already baked it twice.

    Reply
  • P
    Patricia
    12/22/2020

    Great recipe, but didn't see when the vanilla is added.

    Reply
  • P
    Patricia
    12/22/2020

    I just looked at the video and saw vanilla is added with eggs!

    Reply
  • R
    Ruthy
    5/10/2022

    This is nice. I'll try this.

    Reply
  • S
    Subodhini Vijayakar
    1/9/2024

    The Best cakes. All desserts looks yummy

    Reply
  • J
    Jan
    1/24/2024

    On the Brown Sugar, was that Light Brown Sugar or Dark Brown Sugar? It looks like Dark in the video.

    Reply
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