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Ina Garten Chocolate Fudge Cake Recipe

Ina Garten Chocolate Fudge Cake Recipe

Emily Grace
The Ina Garten Chocolate Fudge Cake Recipe is rich, soft and deeply chocolatey. This cake feels fancy but is very simple to make at home.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 10
Calories 420 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1½ teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup hot coffee or hot water

For fudge frosting

  • 1 cup unsalted butter soft
  • 3½ cups powdered sugar
  • ¾ cup cocoa powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ⅓ cup heavy cream or milk

Instructions
 

Prepare the pans

  • Grease cake pans and add parchment paper circles. Dust lightly with cocoa powder to stop the cake from sticking later.

Mix dry ingredients

  • Combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl. Whisk gently until everything looks smooth and fully blended together.

Add wet ingredients

  • Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla to the bowl. Beat slowly until batter becomes thick, dark and completely smooth without any visible lumps remaining.

Add hot coffee

  • Pour in hot coffee or water carefully. The batter will look thin, which is normal, and gives very moist cake texture later.

Bake the cake

  • Pour batter into pans evenly. Bake at 350°F or 175°C until set and springy when touched gently in the center.

Cool the cakes

  • Remove pans from oven and cool ten minutes. Turn cakes onto racks and allow them to cool fully before adding frosting anywhere.

Make the frosting

  • Beat butter until fluffy and pale. Add cocoa, powdered sugar, vanilla, salt and cream slowly until creamy and spreadable frosting forms beautifully.

Frost the cake layers

  • Place one cake layer on plate and spread frosting. Add second layer and cover whole cake with thick chocolate fudge frosting smoothly.

Chill briefly

  • Place the cake in the fridge for short time. This helps frosting set nicely and gives cleaner slices when cutting later.

Serve and enjoy

  • Slice the cake with a sharp knife. Serve with milk, ice cream or berries and enjoy deep chocolate happiness today.

Notes

  • Use room-temperature eggs and milk
  • Do not overmix the batter
  • Measure flour correctly using spoon and level
  • Use hot coffee for deeper chocolate flavor
  • Let cakes cool fully before frosting
Keyword Ina Garten Chocolate Fudge Cake Recipe