Chocolate fudge cake

Cake Recipes Simple chocolate fudge cake recipe

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Date Published:
25/09/2007

A stunning cake that is not only a chocolate sponge but is also sandwiched with chocolate and has yet more chocolate all over it! A chocaholic's heavenly delight.

Serves 10
Takes 1 hour 20 minutes to make, plus cooling

Ingredients

  • 100g spreadable butter, plus extra for greasing
  • 250ml milk
  • 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 100g plain chocolate, melted
  • 15g cocoa powder, sifted
  • 300g self-raising flour, sifted
  • 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda, sifted
  • 225g golden caster sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • For the icing
  • 225g plain chocolate, broken up
  • 100g butter
  • 142ml carton double cream

Nutritional Information

Per serving:
612kcals
36.2g fat (21.9g saturated)
7.3g protein
68.6g carbs
45.9g sugar
1.1g salt

Method: How to make chocolate fudge cake

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/fan160C/gas 4. Grease a 20cm round, deep cake tin and line with baking paper. Mix the milk and vinegar. Place all the other cake ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Pour in the milk mixture and beat with an electric hand whisk, until smooth. Spread into the cake tin and bake for 1 hour, until firm in the centre. Cool for 10 minutes, then turn out on a rack to cool completely.

2. Meanwhile, make the icing. Melt the chocolate and butter together in the microwave for 3 minutes on medium, stirring halfway through. Alternatively, melt the chocolate and butter in a bowl over a pan of just simmering water. Stir until smooth, then beat in the cream. Cool slightly.

3. Halve the cake through the middle. Spread a quarter of the icing on 1 half and sandwich together. Spread the rest over the top and sides.

The cake will keep for up to 3 days in an airtight box.

© delicious. magazine

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  1. I've made this cake 3 times now. I omit the bicarb and red wine vinegar as it isn't really necessary. Every time it has turned out great (and me being a cake novice too). Its best to make the icing whilst the cake is in the oven and put it in the fridge to let it (almost) set before spreading onto the cake, else it goes all gloopy around the base. Defo recommend to all!! YUM!
    Posted by sleepy cake monster on 04/10/2009 20:58:28
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  2. For those of you who have wondered why the recipe has red wine vinegar in it, when mixed with milk it is a substitute for buttermilk. This cake is excellant and you need the vinegar in it for a rich taste (you cant taste vinegar in the finished product). I would recommend this recipe to anyone who loves chocolate cake, it is one of the best choc cakes I have ever had.
    Posted by alfababe on 28/09/2009 12:51:13
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  3. I saw a repeat program the other day containing a menu by ulreka johnson on celebrity come-dine-with-me. I am having difficulty finding the recipes for this menu, please could you give me the exact web address or e-mail me a copy of the menu. Yours gratefully.
    Posted by chris on 25/09/2009 13:19:50
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  4. Yummy! I am going to try a variation of this for my brothers homecoming!
    Posted by Enjoy Healthy Eating on 01/07/2009 13:12:16
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  5. i have watched with interest, your developememt of the chocolate company, can you please tell me where your items can be purchased, and if on a diet will it work well with substitute recipes
    Posted by marion on 08/04/2009 21:17:22
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  6. I made this cake, omitting the vinegar and bicarb. Turned out great! Just had to make a 2nd one! Mnnnn! Lol.
    Posted by cake Monster on 21/03/2009 20:28:50
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  7. I think it is a good recipe but I think the red wine vinagar is a bit pointless.
    Posted by Mary Eastwood on 07/03/2009 09:32:30
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  8. This was a great cake I made it with vanilla essence instead of red wine vinegar for are daughters party turned out so well first time success
    Posted by chloe on 01/03/2009 14:39:40
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  9. hey im making a choclote cake in food tech and im wondering is this a good cake. if you think it was please leave a comment and tell me thanks chelsea xx
    Posted by chelsea :) on 27/01/2009 18:46:41
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  10. I think this has potential, but I'm going to have to try it again. I missed the "let cool completely" as I was concentrating on the "meanwhile". I reckon it took me about 5 minutes to make the icing and I suspect an hour is a suitable time for the cake to "cool completely". So mine fell apart while I was cutting it in two. I suggest removing the word "Meanwhile". Let it cool completely, THEN worry about the icing. I'm actually looking for a chocolate cake to rival one I had in Lisbon a few weeks ago. That was quite dense, so I may try omitting the bicarb.
    Posted by The Universal on 22/12/2008 15:42:38
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  11. Oh my god the best choc fudge recipe :) So so so good
    Posted by Cheryl on 23/11/2008 09:53:07
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  12. well i dont think this recipe is verry good because it has silly things like red wine vinegar!
    Posted by beckiii on 14/11/2008 17:40:58
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  13. Hi, i made this cake on Monday night. My first time ever to bake...so proud of myself.. everything went so well..except for the icing didnt turn out too good.. tasted great:) just one thig. it dipped in the middle..y does that happen??
    Posted by Lisa on 12/11/2008 22:20:12
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  14. awsumm recipe awwsumm i tell thee xxxx
    Posted by Anna bubs on 10/11/2008 16:16:12
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