Chocolate Fudge Cake
Twelve layers of moist chocolate cake with creamy chocolate fudge frosting
A luxurious twelve-layer chocolate cake featuring incredibly moist layers and silky fudge frosting that melts in your mouth.
Equipment
Ingredients
Cake Layers
all-purpose flour (sifted)
500 g
granulated sugar
400 g
unsweetened cocoa powder
100 g
baking soda
10 g
baking powder
10 g
salt
5 g
whole milk (room temperature)
240 ml
vegetable oil
120 ml
large eggs (room temperature)
3 pcs
vanilla extract
10 ml
boiling water
240 ml
Chocolate Fudge Frosting
unsalted butter (softened)
340 g
unsweetened cocoa powder (sifted)
120 g
powdered sugar (sifted)
600 g
whole milk (room temperature)
60 ml
vanilla extract
10 ml
salt
2 g
Instructions
Preheat oven and prepare pans
Preheat oven to 175°C. Grease and line three 20cm round cake pans with parchment paper.
Mix dry ingredients
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
Mix wet ingredients
Add milk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla extract to the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.
Add boiling water
Carefully pour in boiling water and stir until batter is smooth and thin.
Bake the cake layers
Divide batter evenly between prepared pans. Bake for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool the cakes
Cool cakes in pans for 10 minutes, then turn out onto wire racks to cool completely.
Prepare chocolate fudge frosting
Beat softened butter until creamy. Gradually add sifted cocoa powder and powdered sugar. Add milk and vanilla, beating until light and fluffy.
Assemble the cake
Level cake tops if needed. Place first layer on serving plate, spread with frosting. Repeat with remaining layers and cover entire cake with frosting.
Chill the finished cake
Refrigerate the assembled cake for 15 minutes to set the frosting before serving.
Original recipe
Storage
Store covered in refrigerator. Bring to room temperature before serving for best texture
Notes
• This is a rich, decadent cake perfect for special occasions
• The boiling water creates an incredibly moist crumb
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