Double Chocolate Fudge Cake
A dense, decadent single-layer chocolate cake with fudgy crumb and rich chocolate flavor. Ready to serve in under 30 minutes with minimal cleanup.
- Total time
- 25 min
- Servings
- 8
- Calories
- 385
- Protein
- 5g
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1.5 cups sugar
- ½ cup butter, melted
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup whole milk
Instructions
- 1
Set the oven to 350°F and wait for the indicator light or beep telling you it has finished preheating, about 10 minutes.
- 2
Grease the bottom and sides of a 9-inch round cake pan with a light coating of butter or cooking spray.
- 3
Pour the flour, cocoa powder, and sugar into a large mixing bowl.
- 4
Whisk these three dry ingredients together for about 30 seconds, lifting the whisk up and down repeatedly, until no streaks of cocoa powder remain.
- 5
Create a small well in the center of the dry mixture by pushing the ingredients toward the sides with a whisk.
- 6
Crack the eggs into a small bowl, add the melted butter and milk, and whisk together for about 20 seconds until the mixture looks uniform and pale.
- 7
Pour the wet mixture into the well and use a wooden spoon to stir gently, scraping from the bottom and folding over the top, until no streaks of flour remain and the batter looks smooth and thick.
- 8
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top with a rubber spatula so it sits level.
- 9
Place the pan in the center of the preheated oven and bake for 13–15 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with just a few moist crumbs clinging to it.
- 10
Remove the cake from the oven using oven mitts and set it on a heat-safe surface to cool for 5 minutes.
- 11
Run a thin knife around the inside edge of the pan to loosen the cake, then invert a serving plate or cake board on top and flip the pan and plate together so the cake slides out onto the plate.
- 12
Let the cake cool for another 5 minutes at room temperature before slicing and serving.
Tools you’ll need
- 9-inch round cake pan
- large mixing bowl
- whisk
- small bowl
- wooden spoon
- rubber spatula
- toothpick
- oven mitts
- thin knife
- serving plate or cake board
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