Ultimate comfort chocolate fudge cake

Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 50 mins
Ultimate comfort chocolate fudge cake
This chocolate fudge cake is the ultimate comfort food.

For the cake

400g plain flour

250g golden caster sugar

100g light brown muscovado sugar

50g best-quality cocoa powder

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp bicarbonate of soda

½ tsp salt

3 large eggs

142 ml sour cream

1 tbsp vanilla extract

175g unsalted butter, melted and cooled

125 ml corn oil

300 ml chilled water

For the fudge icing

175g dark chocolate (minimum 70% cocoa solids)

250g unsalted butter, softened

275g icing sugar, sifted

1 tbsp vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 180°C.

Butter and line the bottom of two 20cm / 8 inch sandwich tins.

In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugars, cocoa, baking powder, bicarb and salt.

In another bowl or wide-necked measuring jug whisk together the eggs, sour cream and vanilla until blended.

Using a freestanding or handheld electric mixer, beat together the melted butter and corn oil until just blended (you'll need another large bowl for this if using the hand whisk; the freestanding mixer comes with its own bowl), then beat in the water.

Add the dry ingredients all at once and mix together on a slow speed.

Add the egg mixture, and mix again until everything is blended and then pour into the prepared tins.

Bake the cakes for 50-55 minutes, or until a cake-tester comes out clean.

Cool the cakes in their tins on a wire rack for 15 minutes, and then turn the cakes out onto the rack to cool completely.

To make the icing, melt the chocolate in the microwave - 2-3 minutes on medium should do it - or in a bowl sitting over a pan of simmering water, and let cool slightly.

In another bowl beat the butter until it's soft and creamy and then add the sieved icing sugar and beat again until everything's light and fluffy.

Then gently add the vanilla and chocolate and mix together until everything is glossy and smooth.

Sandwich the middle of the cake with about a quarter of the icing, and then ice the top and sides too, spreading and smoothing with a rubber spatula.

Serves
10

Preparation Time
20 minutes

Cooking Time
50 minutes

Main ingredients
Flour, Chocolate, Eggs, Sugar

Recipe Type
Party Food, Cakes & Baking, Dessert, Cake Stall

Level of Difficulty
Medium

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