As the name suggests, this cake is devilishly chocolaty. The cake has a chocolate base, chocolate frosting and a chocolate garnish. It’s a very indulgent dessert but once in a while you deserve it.
Ingredients:
These are the ingredients to make one round 9-inch cake. But I wanted to make a 9-inch 2-tier cake for which I had to repeat the process and make this cake twice.
- 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 â…“ cup superfine sugar
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ¾ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- ½ cup boiling water
- 1 tbsp instant coffee
- ½ cup milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
Ingredients for the Fudge Frosting:
- 12 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 ¾ cup whipping cream
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt
Baking Directions for the Cake:
1. For the cake, preheat the oven to 350ºF. Grease a 9-inch cake pan and line the bottom with parchment paper.
2. Sift the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt into a large mixing bowl and add butter to it.
3. Stir the hot coffee, milk and vanilla together and add it all at once to the flour mixture, blending until smooth.
4.Break the eggs and add them to the batter. Mix well until well blended.
5.Pour the batter in the prepared pan and tap it on the counter to eliminate any bubbles.
6. Bake the cake for about 30-35 minutes, until a tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool the cake completely to room temperature before putting the frosting.
Directions for the Fudge Frosting:
- For the frosting, place the chocolate and cream in a metal bowl and place it over a pot of barely simmering water.
- Stir the chocolate and cream occasionally and gently until all the chocolate has melted and the mixture is smooth.
- Remove the bowl from the heat and whisk in the sour cream, vanilla and salt. Let the mixture cool completely to room temperature, stir occasionally.
- Once cooled to a thicker consistency, whisk by hand to thicken just until spreadable consistency.
- Place the cake on your serving plate and, if needed, trim the cake to level it. Spread a generous layer of the frosting over the top of the cake.
- Spread frosting over the top and then the sides of the cake. Chill the cake for at least 2 hours.
