Chocolate Fudge Cake Recipe
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Ingredients
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Cake Ingredients
Fudge Frosting Ingredients
Method
Cake Directions
- 1
Preheat the Oven
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
- 2
Mix Dry Ingredients
In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk until well combined.
- 3
- 4
Combine Mixtures
Add the wet ingredient mixture to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. The batter will be thick.
- 5
Add Boiling Water
Carefully stir in the boiling water into the batter. The batter will thin out significantly.
- 6
Pour Batter
Divide the batter evenly between the prepared cake pans.
- 7
Bake
Bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center.
- 8
Cool Cakes
Remove the cakes from the oven and let them cool in the pans for 10 minutes. Then, turn them out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Frosting Directions
- 9
- 10
Mix Cocoa and Cream
Once melted, stir in the cocoa powder and heavy cream. Mix until smooth and well combined.
- 11
Add Vanilla and Sugar
Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract. Gradually add the powdered sugar, mixing until the frosting is smooth and spreadable.
- 12
Frost Cakes
Once the cakes are completely cool, place one layer on a serving plate and spread a generous amount of frosting on top. Place the second layer on top and frost the top and sides of the cake.
- 13
Serve
Slice and serve your delicious chocolate fudge cake!
