CHOCOLATE FUDGE CAKE || Birthday cake

Chocolate fudge cake is a dessert made with chocolate, butter, sugar, and eggs It is often served with frosting or ice cream. Chocolate fudge cake is a popular choice for birthday and celebrations. This cake is dense, moist, and rich in flavor.

INGREDIENTS

-  210g (1 And 1/2 Cups) All-Purpose Flour

- 56g Of Cocoa Powder (1/2 Cup Plus 2 Tbs)

- Salt (1/4 Teaspoon)

- 12 Teaspoon Baking Soda

- 1-Tsp. Baking Powder

-  2 Eggs (Room Temperature)

- 1 Cup Of Full Cream Milk

- 12 Cup Of Cooking Oil

- 1 & 1/2 Cups Of Caster Sugar

PREPARE THE CHOCOLATE FROSTING AND GANACHE:

-  350ml Of Whipping Cream

-  3-Tbs. Of Full Cream Milk

- 400g Grated Milk Chocolate

-  60g Unsalted Butter (Room Temperature)

- 34 Cup Of Icing Sugar

- Chocolate chips 

DIRECTIONS

PREPARE FUDGE CAKE

-Grease 8-inch baking pan with cooking oil & line with butter paper & set aside.

-On a bowl, place a sifter, add all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda, baking powder & sift dry ingredients together, mix well & set aside.

-In a bowl, add eggs, milk, cooking oil, caster sugar & beat well.

-Now add dry ingredients & beat on low speed until combined then fold with the help of spatula.

-Pour batter in prepared baking pan & bake in preheated oven at 180C for 40 minutes (on lower grill).

-Take out from oven, spray water immediately to keep cake moist.

-Take out cake from pan and keep it on rack & let it cool completely.

PREPARE CHOCOLATE GANACHE & FROSTING

-In a saucepan, add whipping cream & milk, turn on the flame, mix well & simmer on low flame until its hot (6-8 minutes).

-Remove from heat, add chocolate & mix well until chocolate melts.

-Add butter & mix well until well combined.

-Transfer to a bowl & let it cool completely while mixing at room temperature.

-Reserve 1 & ½ Cup of ganache for later use.

-Cover remaining ganache & refrigerate until chilled.

-Take out from refrigerator and beat well for 3-4 minutes.

-Add icing sugar, beat until soft peaks form & transfer to a piping bag.

-With the help of the layer cake slicer, horizontally cut three layers of cake.

-Place first layer of cake on the cake stand, apply prepared chocolate frosting and add chocolate chips.

-Place another layer of cake, apply prepared frosting and add chocolate chips & repeat the same process for top layer of cake and cover the sides of the cake with frosting & refrigerate for 1 hour.

-Pour reserved chocolate ganache warm on the top of the cake, apply grated chocolate on the sides of the cake & refrigerate for 30 minutes.

-Decorate & serve!