Easy Chocolate Fudge Cake Recipe (with Hot Frosting) + Video
Chocolate Fudge Cake is extra gooey and decadent, and totally easy to make. It's ready in just 30 minutes!
Ingredients
For the cake
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups flour plus 1 tablespoon divided
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoon baking soda divided
- 1/2 pound unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup sweetened cocoa powder I used Ghirardelli ground chocolate
- 1 cup water
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 tablespoon vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
For icing
- 1/4 cup sweetened cocoa powder I used Ghirardelli ground chocolate
- 1/4 pound unsalted butter
- 6 tablespoons milk
- 1 pound powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Prepare a 9x12 cake pan by buttering and flouring. Set aside.
- In a small cup add 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 tablespoon vinegar. Set aside.
- In a medium sized bowl combine 2 cups flour, sugar, 1 teaspoon baking soda, salt and baking powder, stir with a whisk to combine. Set aside.
- In a small saucepan combine butter, cocoa and water. Bring to a boil, then add to flour mixture. Beat well.
- Add 1 teaspoon of baking soda to milk mixture. Set aside. In a small bowl combine chocolate chips and 1 tablespoon of flour. Set aside.
- Add eggs to flour butter mixture. Then add milk mixture and vanilla. Beat well to combine. Add chocolate chips to mixture and fold in.
- Pour into prepared cake pan. Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the center clean.
- 5 minutes before cake is done, prepare icing.
For icing
- Bring cocoa, butter and milk to a boil in a large saucepan. Remove from heat and add powdered sugar, salt and vanilla, beat well with mixer. Spread over hot cake. Serve!
Video
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 716cal | Carbohydrates: 102g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Cholesterol: 92mg | Sodium: 389mg | Sugar: 80g | Fiber: 4g | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 3mg