
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
- ⅓ 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.

I probably should have taken the photo before we ate a slice, but Elsie is quite impatient when it comes to cake.

I highly recommend serving with strawberries!
Get baking and tell me what you think!

Related posts:
Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies: Elsie in the Kitchen
Elsie’s Madeira Cake
Elsie’s Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
Blog Comments
Carolina Twin Mom / Mary Peterson
February 13, 2017 at 8:46 am
Girl, there is NO such thing as too much ooey-gooey chocolate! This looks AMAZING. I must try immediately! #globalblogging
TwinPickle
February 13, 2017 at 9:14 am
Haha! Do it! ?
Jeeyoung
February 13, 2017 at 6:03 pm
This looks amazing and perfect for tomorrow! Nomnom
TwinPickle
February 13, 2017 at 7:01 pm
If only there was any left for tomorrow ?
Francesca
February 13, 2017 at 6:23 pm
This looks delicious !! Chocolate is my weakness. I’ll definitely have to try this out.
TwinPickle
February 13, 2017 at 7:01 pm
Yes, lots of chocolate in this one so I’m sure it will go down well!
Emmi
February 13, 2017 at 10:43 pm
This looks so good! It seems to be easy to make! I’ve pinned it for later!
Thank you for sharing! #globalblogging
– Emmi
TwinPickle
February 14, 2017 at 8:05 am
Yes, it is nice an easy! It’s a slow bake though so you need a little time 🙂
Natasha Mairs
February 14, 2017 at 1:58 am
oh yes please!! this cake looks so nice!! #GlobalBlogging
Kirsty Hijacked By Twins
February 14, 2017 at 5:31 am
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
TwinPickle
February 14, 2017 at 8:54 am
As twin moms we earn two slices at once ?
Jessica
February 14, 2017 at 10:34 am
That cake looks awesome. I bet you both had fun making it! I will have to try making this sometime!
Rhian Harris
February 14, 2017 at 2:52 pm
Yum yum yum! Thanks for sharing on #globalblogging
Kelsie
February 15, 2017 at 8:36 am
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!
One Messy Mama
February 16, 2017 at 7:54 am
Elsie is adorable, future BBC baker at hand, and that cake looks scrumptious! Perfect weekend it seems 🙂 #globalblogging
TwinPickle
February 16, 2017 at 1:29 pm
Haha… we’ll have to go Food Network now we live in the States!