Chocolate is an indispensable dessert element in many people’s hearts, and the rich chocolate cake is even more popular. Today, I want to share with you a classic chocolate fudge cake making tutorial, from the choice of materials to the baking process, each step is explained in detail, so that even if you are a beginner, you can make a beautiful and delicious chocolate cake at home.
I. Preparation of materials
First of all, we need to prepare the following materials:
- Unsalted butter: 150g
- High-quality dark chocolate: 200g
- Fine sugar: 200g
- Eggs: 3
- Flour: 100 g
- Cocoa powder: 30g
- Baking powder: 1 teaspoon
- Salt: 1/4 teaspoon
- Whipping cream: 100 ml
- Vanilla extract: 1 tsp
**II. Preparation Steps
**1. Preheat the oven. **Preheat the oven to 175 degree Celsius.
**2. Melt the chocolate and butter. **You can use heat over water, place the chocolate and butter together in a bowl and heat over low heat until completely melted and well mixed.
**3. Stir in the sugar and eggs. **In a separate large bowl, add the caster sugar and eggs and beat using an electric mixer until bulky and light in colour.
**4. mix dry ingredients. **In a small bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt; sift and set aside.
**5. Combine all ingredients. **Pour the melted chocolate butter mixture into the egg-sugar mixture, add the vanilla extract and mix well. Then, add the sieved dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in several batches, gently tossing to combine.
**6. Pour into moulds and bake. **Pour the mixed cake batter into the moulds that have been lined with baking paper and use a spatula to smooth the surface. Place in preheated oven and bake for about 25-30 minutes.
**7. Make the chocolate sauce. **While the cake is baking, let’s make the chocolate sauce. Pour the whipped cream in a small saucepan and heat it until small bubbles form along the edges, but don’t let it boil. Then pour the hot cream over the remaining dark chocolate, let it sit for a minute and stir until smooth.
**8. Decorate the cake. **When the cake is baked and removed from the oven, place it on a wire rack to cool. When the cake is completely cooled, pour over the chocolate sauce and spread evenly with a spatula.
Three Precautions.
- During the baking process, do not open and close the oven door frequently, so as not to affect the rise of the cake.
- Turning the mixing surface in this world full of sweet temptation, chocolate cake is undoubtedly irresistible to the existence of people. Today, I’m going to show you step by step how to make a chocolate fudge cake with both gorgeous appearance and rich flavour, making this dessert the star of your table.
Firstly, to ensure the quality of your cake, use high quality ingredients. For the chocolate, choose dark chocolate with at least 70% cacao content so that the cake has a rich chocolate flavour. For butter, choose unsalted butter so that you can control the salt content of the cake yourself.
Once the preparation is done, we can get started!
1. Preparation of materials:
- Unsalted butter 150g, cut into small pieces, softened at room temperature
- 70% dark chocolate 200g, chopped
- Sugar 200g
- 3 medium eggs
- Gluten free flour 100g
- 30g unsweetened cocoa powder
- Baking powder 1 tsp
- Fine sea salt 1/4 tsp
- Fresh whipped cream 100ml
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
2. Start making:
- Preheat the oven to 175°F.
- In a medium heatproof bowl, melt the chopped chocolate and butter together over water, stirring until smooth. Then, remove and allow to cool slightly.
- In another large bowl, beat the caster sugar and eggs with an electric whisk until pale yellow and bulky.
- Sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt together, making sure there are no particles in the mixture.
- Pour the melted chocolate butter mixture into the egg batter, add the vanilla extract and stir gently to combine.
- Then, sift the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients in small batches and toss well with a spatula until there is no dry powder.
- Pour the batter into a cake mould lined with baking paper and scrape the surface.
- Place in the preheated oven and bake for about 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
3. To make the chocolate sauce:
- While the cake is baking, you can begin preparing the chocolate sauce. Heat the whipped cream in a small saucepan until small bubbles form along the edges, being careful not to boil.
- Pour the hot whipped cream over the remaining dark chocolate, let it sit for a minute, then whisk until smooth.
- Once the cake is baked and completely cooled, spread the chocolate sauce evenly over the top of the cake and let it run naturally to form a beautiful covering.
