The Very Best Chocolate Fudge Cake

As the name suggests ,yes this is the very best chocolate fudge cake. I have taken this recipe from the book 100 cakes and bakes by Mary Berry. Those who love chocolate cake like anything (just like I do)this is the best one. Take my word….
Without further delay here’s the recipe:

Cake tins required: 2 deep 20cm(8inch)sandwich tins.

Ingredients

• 50g sifted cocoa powder
• 6 tbsp boiling water
• 3 large eggs
• 50 ml milk
• 175g self-raising flour
• 1 rounded tsp baking powder
• 100g butter
• 275g caster sugar

For icing:

• 150g plain chocolate
• 150ml pouring double cream


Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180c/Fan 160c/Gas 4.Grease the tins and line the tins with baking paper.
2. Blend the cocoa powder and boiling water in a vessel. To this add the butter and sugar. Mix well.
3. Then add the eggs. Beat well. Add a tsp of vanilla essence at this step, in case you don’t like the smell of eggs.
4. Then add the baking powder and self raising flour. Fold it well with the egg mix.
5. Add milk to the batter and mix well till the whole thing becomes smooth and thickish.
6. Divide the batter between two tins and bake for 25-30 mins or until well risen and the tops of the cakes spring back when lightly pressed with finger.
7. Leave to cool in the tins for sometime and then remove and cool on a wire rack.
8. For the icing, break the chocolate pieces and gently heat with cream in a heatproof over a pan of simmering water for about 10 mins or till the chocolate has completely melted. Mix well.
9. Cool it completely till the point where its about to set.
10. Apply a light layer of jam to the cakes before spreading the icing on top of both the cakes so that the crumbs don’t come in the way of icing.
11. Sandwich the cakes together and use a palette knife to smooth the icing on top.
12. Keep in a cool place until ready to serve.

(Since I don’t have 20cm sandwich tins, I have baked the cake in one 24cm spring form tin and then cut it horizontally into two.)



This picture is taken immediately after the icing is done.The topmost picture was taken a day later.ie after 15 hrs or so.