# Matilda Bruce Cake (Chocolate Fudge Cake with Chocolate Ganache)

This is an easy and delicious chocolate fudge cake with chocolate ganache that anyone can bake.

- Total time: 30 min
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 300 grams golden caster sugar
- 150 grams light brown sugar
- 300 grams plain flour
- 100 grams cocoa
- 2 teaspoons bicarb
- 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoons salt
- 250 ml buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 5 eggs
- 200 ml vegetable oil
- 600 ml double cream (for ganache)
- 300 grams dark chocolate (for ganache)

## Instructions

1. In a bowl, add the dry ingredients: 300 grams of golden caster sugar, 150 grams of light brown sugar, 300 grams of plain flour, 100 grams of cocoa, two teaspoons of bicarb, one and a half teaspoons of baking powder, and half a teaspoon of salt.
2. Whisk the dry ingredients together until all are combined.
3. In a jug, add 250 ml of buttermilk, two teaspoons of vanilla, and five eggs.
4. Then add 200 ml of vegetable oil to the jug.
5. Whisk the wet ingredients in the jug to combine them.
6. Slowly add the wet mixture into the dry mixture using a stand mixer or hand whisk.
7. Whisk the batter for about two minutes until it becomes glossy.
8. Divide the batter among three 8-inch cake tins.
9. Cook the cakes at 180 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes.
10. Prepare chocolate ganache using a two-to-one ratio of double cream to dark chocolate (e.g., 600 ml cream to 300 grams dark chocolate).
11. Add chocolate ganache between each cake layer.
12. Chill the layered cake in the fridge for half an hour.
13. Smother the remaining icing around the outside of the cake.

## Equipment

- bowl
- jug
- whisk
- stand mixer
- hand whisk
- 8-inch cake tins
- fridge

## Tips

- Use a two-to-one ratio for chocolate ganache (double cream to dark chocolate).
- Chill the cake in the fridge for half an hour before icing the outside for a more stable cake.
- Don't worry about a perfectly smooth icing finish, especially as a home baker.

## Source

- Original video: https://pin.it/rjHa1jEke
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/5bc2751a-7ade-4e4a-bdc2-e0c8889291f2
- Extracted: 2026-02-02

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