Chocolate Fudge Cake Recipe

3.50 from 112 votes
A chocolate loaf cake drizzled with chocolate glaze sits on a white rectangular plate. One slice has been cut from the front, revealing the moist and rich texture inside. The cake is garnished with chocolate shavings on top.

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!

A chocolate loaf cake drizzled with chocolate glaze sits on a white rectangular plate. One slice has been cut from the front, revealing the moist and rich texture inside. The cake is garnished with chocolate shavings on top.

Chocolate Fudge Cake Recipe

3.50 from 112 votes
Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
WORK TIME 20 minutes
DIFFICULTY Easy
Cuisine World
Servings 10 yields

Ingredients
 

For the cake:

  • 125 g 4.5oz Dark chocolate
  • 100 g 7 tablespoons Butter
  • ¼ cup 30g Cocoa powder
  • 2 Eggs
  • ¾ cup 150g Brown Sugar
  • ½ cup 100g White sugar
  • 1½ cups 190g All-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 cup 240ml Boiling water + 1 teaspoon instant coffee *or just boiling water
  • ¼ cup 60ml Vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

For the ganache:

  • 125 g 4.5oz Dark chocolate
  • ½ cup 120ml Heavy cream
  • Dark chocolate shaving for decoration

Instructions
 

  • 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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6 Comments

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

    February 3, 2020
  2. Great recipe, but didn’t see when the vanilla is added.

    December 22, 2020
  3. I just looked at the video and saw vanilla is added with eggs!

    December 22, 2020
  4. This is nice. I’ll try this.

    May 10, 2022
  5. Subodhini Vijayakar says:

    The Best cakes. All desserts looks yummy

    January 9, 2024
  6. On the Brown Sugar, was that Light Brown Sugar or Dark Brown Sugar? It looks like Dark in the video.

    January 24, 2024
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