# Chocolate Fudge Cake with the BEST Chocolate Frosting Ever!

A moist chocolate fudge cake sponge, topped & filled with THE BEST chocolate frosting you will ever make!

- Servings: 14 servings
- Total time: 190 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 225 g dark chocolate
- 225 g unsalted butter
- 1 tbsp instant coffee granules
- 175 g plain flour
- 25 g cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 0.25 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 200 g white/golden caster sugar
- 200 g light brown sugar
- 4 medium eggs
- 75 ml buttermilk
- 250 g unsalted butter
- 500 g icing sugar
- 50 g cocoa powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 100 ml evaporated milk
- 1 Sprinkles
- 1 Anything!

## Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 160ºc/140ºc fan and grease & line two 8″/20cm cake tins.
2. Microwave the dark chocolate & butter until melted.
3. Mix coffee granules into 125ml boiling water; add to the chocolate/butter mix.
4. In a separate bowl, mix flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, bicarb, and sugars.
5. Mix eggs with buttermilk; add to the chocolate mixture and stir.
6. Pour the mixture into the cake tins and bake for 35-40 minutes.
7. Let cool in the tins, then remove.
8. Beat the butter until smooth.
9. Gradually add icing sugar, cocoa powder, and evaporated milk alternately until smooth. Add vanilla extract.
10. Decorate the cake as desired. Spread buttercream on the first cake, add the second sponge, and repeat. Add sprinkles

## Equipment

- 8″/20cm cake tins
- heatproof bowl
- electric mixer
- paddle attachment

## Tips

- Use dark chocolate (70% or more) for the cake.
- Use block butter for the frosting.
- Don't overmix the cake batter.
- Refrigerate the cake for 30 minutes before frosting if needed.
- The cake will last for 3-4+ days at room temperature.
- You can freeze the cake for 3+ months.
- The more evaporated milk you add, the runnier the frosting will be.
- If it's hot, you may need less evaporated milk in the frosting.
- Use an electric mixer for the frosting, but not for the cake batter

## Source

- Original video: https://www.janespatisserie.com/2015/08/28/chocolate-fudge-cake/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ef0db19c-92b5-497c-a7de-f7e10acae091
- Extracted: 2025-02-24

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