It’s the weekend and Elsie’s in the mood for chocolate cake. Who am I to deny her an opportunity to work on her baking skills? And I suppose I’ll have to help her eat it too… tough times. This decadent chocolate fudge cake contains A LOT of chocolate, while being extremely moist and messy. I recommend you get on board and make yourself one immediately, and serve with fresh strawberries. This level of decadence is made for strawberries… yum.
Elsie was a little disappointed we didn’t get to film her valentine’s cookies, so this weekend Mom the camera woman and Mom the kitchen assistant were re-employed, and Elsie got busy in the kitchen… enjoy!
This really is a fantastic cake… if you missed Elsie’s fabulous instructions, here’s the full recipe:
- 7 oz dark chocolate
- 7oz butter
- ½ cup water
- ¾ cup self rising flour
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- 3 eggs
- â…“ cup buttermilk
- 1¼ cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 7 oz dark chocolate
- Preheat the oven to 300°F and grease an 8 inch cake tin.
- Break up the chocolate in a bowl. Melt and stir together with the butter and water. This can be on the stove or in the microwave. Set aside.
- Mix the flour, baking soda, sugars and cocoa powder together in a large bowl. Set aside.
- Beat 3 eggs together with the buttermilk.
- Pour the chocolate mixture and the egg mixture into the flour mix. Stir until combined.
- Pour into the cake tin and bake for 1 hr 15mins.
- Allow the cake to cool before slicing into two parts for frosting.
- Heat the cream together with the sugar in a pan but do not boil.
- Break up the chocolate in a bowl and pour over most of the cream mix. Keep stirring and adding until the chocolate is melted and the ganache is a good consistency for spreading.
- Cover one of the cake layers in ganache and sandwich back together.
- Cover the the cake in ganache and decorate as you wish.
- Serve with fresh strawberries.
Get baking and tell me what you think!
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Girl, there is NO such thing as too much ooey-gooey chocolate! This looks AMAZING. I must try immediately! #globalblogging
Haha! Do it! ?
This looks amazing and perfect for tomorrow! Nomnom
If only there was any left for tomorrow ?
This looks delicious !! Chocolate is my weakness. I’ll definitely have to try this out.
Yes, lots of chocolate in this one so I’m sure it will go down well!
This looks so good! It seems to be easy to make! I’ve pinned it for later!
Thank you for sharing! #globalblogging
– Emmi
Yes, it is nice an easy! It’s a slow bake though so you need a little time 🙂
oh yes please!! this cake looks so nice!! #GlobalBlogging
I love a good gooey chocolate cake and as a fellow twin mum I can tell you that they are needed! Popping over from #GlobalBlogging x
As twin moms we earn two slices at once ?
That cake looks awesome. I bet you both had fun making it! I will have to try making this sometime!
Yum yum yum! Thanks for sharing on #globalblogging
This looks amazing! I am a lover of all things chocolate, and usually get the sweetest, most decadent thing I can find on the dessert menu!
Elsie is adorable, future BBC baker at hand, and that cake looks scrumptious! Perfect weekend it seems 🙂 #globalblogging
Haha… we’ll have to go Food Network now we live in the States!