Chocolate Fudge Cake

Directions for: Chocolate Fudge Cake

Ingredients
Cake

2 ¼ cups (295 g) cake and pastry flour

1 cup (120 g) Dutch process cocoa powder

1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar

1 ½ tsp (4.5 g) baking powder

1 tsp (5 g) baking soda

½ tsp (2.5 g) salt

1 cup (200 g) packed light brown sugar

1 ½ cups (375 mL) buttermilk

½ cup (125 mL) vegetable oil

¼ cup (60 mL) strong coffee

4 large eggs

1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract

Fudge Frosting

¾ cup (175 g) unsalted butter, cut into pieces

4 oz (120 g) bittersweet chocolate, chopped

½ cup (60 g) cocoa powder, sifted

3 cups (390 g) icing sugar, sifted

1 cup (250 mL) full-fat sour cream

1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract

½ tsp (2.5 g) salt

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Directions
Cake

1. For the cake, preheat the oven to 350 ºF (180 ºC). Grease four 8-inch (20 cm) cake
pans, dust with flour, tapping out any excess and line the bottom of each pan with
parchment paper.

2. Sift the flour, cocoa, granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt into a
large mixing bowl using electric beaters or into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with
the paddle attachment. Stir in the brown sugar.

3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, oil, coffee, eggs and vanilla. Add
this all at once to the dry mixture and mix first on low speed (using electric beaters, if
not using a stand mixer) until blended, then increase the speed to medium and beat for
a minute until smooth (the batter will be fluid). Pour this into the prepared pans and
bake for about 30 minutes, until a tester inserted in the centre of the cake comes out
clean. Cool the cakes in the pans for 30 minutes, then turn out to cool completely.

Fudge Frosting

1. For the frosting, melt the butter and chocolate in a metal bowl placed over an inch
(25 mm) of barely simmering water, stirring until melted. Set this aside to a cool a
little, but it should still be a lukewarm to use.

2. Using electric beaters or in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the
melted chocolate & butter with the cocoa powder and half of the icing sugar on
medium speed until smooth. Add the sour cream, vanilla and salt and beat in. Add the
remaining icing sugar and beat on medium speed until smooth and a spreadable
consistency. If the frosting seems too soft at this point, just let it sit for a bit, then beat
again, but avoid increasing the speed any higher than medium – this will make the
frosting fluffy and light, but no longer fudgy.

3. Place a cake layer (parchment peeled off) on a cake plate. Dollop frosting onto this
and spread to the edges in a level layer. Top this with a second cake layer and repeat
with the frosting and remaining two cake layers. Use the remaining frosting to cover
the top and sides of the cake. Chill the cake until ready to serve.

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