The Ultimate Chocolate Fudge Cake
Desserts are a magnificent starting point for a novice cook. But I never indulged myself into making rich fabulous creations of cakes, pastries, meringues and berries as no one in my family have a sweet tooth.
Rocky loves simple sponge cakes, Noel does love to have but a piece or two. So my desserts are always with fresh fruit. But when I saw Meeta’s Big Birthday Bang, I decided to try something very rich and something with chocolate as for me no birthday is complete without a chocolate cake.
So I sat with a cuppa of hot tea and started looking for the ultimate chocolate cake recipe and I have always enjoyed flicking through the cookbooks to find a recipe of my choice for the mood I am in sometimes for a fiery hot salad or some nachos with jelapeno peppers on top or simple lentil soup.So here was I was with my huge collection of cookbooks and magazines and found this recipe from bbcgoodfood magazine and hey presto!! This is it!!
I made this adding my own tinge to the mix and it went down a treat with our guests on Sunday Barbecue.
Now for the cake u need:
5 eggs
2 cups of caster sugar
1 and 1/2 cups of self raising flour
4 to 5 tbsp of cocoa powder
1/2cup of butter(room temperature).
Preheat the oven first and grease a round cake tin.
Whisk eggs and caster sugar together using a hand mixer until its fluffy and start getting thickened.
Now add flour in small quantities along with cocoa powder into the egg mixture, gently add the melted butter as well.
Now pour this mixture into the cake tin and bake for atleast 20 minutes and after that try to touch the top and it should be spongy which takes another 7 to 10 minutes.
Leave it to cool
For fudge frosting2 cups sugar
This moist and delicious cake combines the flavors of rich chocolate cake and fudge frosting and makes it a melt in the mouth and if I am allowed I might embellish by saying it was blissful.
Stumble it!
June 4th, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Oh my! This looks decadent and incredibly good. Thanks for bringing it over to the party.
June 4th, 2007 at 8:04 pm
Thank you Meeta and so nice to have u over!!
June 4th, 2007 at 8:48 pm
positively sinful!
June 4th, 2007 at 8:59 pm
TheCooker!!
thank you for dropping by!!
June 5th, 2007 at 12:34 am
that colour contrast of red cherries and rich dark choco looks too beautiful
Shn
June 5th, 2007 at 2:05 am
WOW! My son would grab a piece.:)
In the frosting ingredients, what’s the amount of sugar, Padma?
June 5th, 2007 at 2:06 am
Sorry, I meant amount of butter.
June 5th, 2007 at 8:13 am
Shn!!!
It was indeed the best cake i baked till date. so it was such a delight!!
June 5th, 2007 at 8:15 am
Hi Sailu!!
Nice to have u over!!It tasted heavenly, do give it a try!!
and the butter needed for frosting is 1/2 cup!!
June 5th, 2007 at 12:20 pm
whata beauty padmaja… it looks so moist and soft and just perfect:) those little red cherries look perfect!
June 5th, 2007 at 2:03 pm
This is gorgeous Padmaja! Look at the colours and the dark chocolate - wickedly good! Can’t wait for some of this at the party.
June 5th, 2007 at 2:33 pm
Cynthia!!
Nice to have u over and it was heavenly indeed, do try it!!
June 5th, 2007 at 5:42 pm
Sia thank you for dropping by!! and it looks delicious isin’t it!!
June 6th, 2007 at 1:09 pm
oh my god….this is so very yummy ..I wish i could have a slice of them …..Yummy YUmmy one
June 6th, 2007 at 1:37 pm
Gorgeous cake. Decadent and sinful. Nice picture.
June 6th, 2007 at 8:17 pm
OMG!! Padmaja,that looks soo chocolatey!! YUM! My daughter would that to dig in!:))
June 6th, 2007 at 10:55 pm
this is mouth watering!!!!!
June 6th, 2007 at 11:47 pm
Hi Padmaja,
nice cake .Love chocolate cakes.Lovely cherries also.
June 7th, 2007 at 10:11 am
Deepa
Nice to have u over and wish i could send a slice
Kribha
thank you n good to see u again
Asha
Thank you
Dr Soumya Bhat
Thank you for dropping and good to hear that u liked it
June 7th, 2007 at 1:44 pm
Sinful..just like choc cakes should be
October 18th, 2007 at 6:35 am
Do you think you would mind calling me over the next time you do this.
Padmaja said:
oh shella i would definitely but i must warn you before that i have two great cake fans at home who won’t share a piece with u!! just kidding!!
July 7th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
how many degrees C/F