# Matilda Bruce Cake

Moist, fudgey, and so so easy to make chocolate fudge cake with chocolate ganache.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: British
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 300 grams Golden caster sugar
- 150 grams Light brown sugar
- 300 grams Plain flour
- 100 grams Cocoa
- 2 teaspoons Bicarbonate of soda
- 0.5 teaspoons Baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoons Salt
- 250 ml Buttermilk
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla
- 5 Eggs
- 200 ml Vegetable oil
- 600 ml Double cream
- 300 grams Dark chocolate

## Instructions

1. Add golden caster sugar, light brown sugar, plain flour, cocoa, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder, and salt into a bowl.
2. Whisk all the dry ingredients together until combined.
3. In a jug, add buttermilk, vanilla, eggs, and vegetable oil.
4. Whisk the wet ingredients until combined.
5. Slowly add the wet mixture into the dry mixture in a stand mixer.
6. Whisk for about two minutes until you have a glossy batter.
7. Divide the batter evenly into three 8-inch cake tins.
8. Bake at 180 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes. Check your cakes as oven temperatures can vary.
9. Once baked and cooled, place one cake layer on a plate and spread chocolate ganache evenly over it.
10. Place the next cake layer on top and repeat the ganache spreading.
11. Continue layering cakes and ganache until all layers are stacked.
12. Refrigerate the layered cake for half an hour.
13. Smother the remaining chocolate ganache around the outside of the cake using a spatula, smoothing it as desired.
14. Slice and serve the cake.

## Equipment

- bowl
- whisk
- jug
- stand mixer
- 8-inch cake tins
- spatula
- plate
- knife

## Tips

- For a more stable cake, pop it in the fridge for half an hour before icing the outside.

## Source

- Original video: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSDeJvJsa/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/d27c1809-9880-4b9c-b616-aafcf1511836
- Extracted: 2025-09-09

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