Deep, rich, and ultra-chocolatey—this fudgy layer cake is pure indulgence for true chocolate lovers! ✨
🧾 Ingredients
🍰 Chocolate Cake
• 3 cups all-purpose flour (375 g)
• 2½ cups sugar (500 g)
• 1 cup cocoa powder (100 g)
• 2½ tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup vegetable oil (240 ml)
• 3 large eggs
• 1½ cups milk or buttermilk (360 ml)
• 1½ cups hot water or hot coffee (360 ml)
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
🍫 Chocolate Fudge Frosting
• 2½ cups unsalted butter, softened (560 g)
• 1½ cups cocoa powder (150 g)
• 6 cups powdered sugar
• ½ cup melted dark chocolate (120 g)
• ½ cup milk or cream (120 ml)
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
👩🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Prep
Preheat oven to 170°C. Grease and line three round cake pans.
2️⃣ Mix Dry Ingredients
In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
3️⃣ Mix Wet Ingredients
In another bowl, combine oil, eggs, milk, and vanilla until smooth.
4️⃣ Combine
Add wet ingredients to dry and mix until combined.
Slowly pour in hot water or coffee, mixing gently (batter will be thin).
5️⃣ Bake
Divide batter evenly between pans.
Bake until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
Cool briefly, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
6️⃣ Make the Frosting
Beat butter until light and creamy.
Add cocoa powder and melted chocolate—mix well.
Gradually add powdered sugar.
Mix in milk and vanilla until smooth and spreadable.
7️⃣ Assemble the Cake
Place one layer on a board and spread a generous amount of frosting.
Add the second layer and repeat.
Top with the final layer and frost the entire cake smoothly.
8️⃣ Finish
Chill slightly before slicing for clean, perfect layers.
💡 Tip: Use hot coffee instead of water to enhance the chocolate flavor even more! ☕🍫
