Chocolate Fudge Loaf Cake!
A thick, fudgey and delicious chocolate fudge loaf cake, topped with luscious chocolate fudge buttercream frosting, and more!
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 175 g dark chocolate
- 175 g unsalted butter
- 2 tsps instant coffee
- 100 ml boiling water
- 135 g plain flour
- 25 g cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 300 g light brown sugar ((or caster sugar))
- 3 medium eggs
- 75 ml buttermilk
- 125 g unsalted butter ((room temp - not stork/spread))
- 250 g icing sugar
- 25 g cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp vanilla ((optional))
- 50-75 ml evaporated milk
- Sprinkles
- Chocolates
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 180C/160C Fan, and line a 2lb loaf tin!
- 2
In a microwave proof bowl, add the chocolate and butter and heat and mix until melted. I usually do 30 second bursts!
- 3
Add the coffee granules to a mug, and pour over the boiling water and mix until smooth - add the coffee mix into the chocolate/butter and mix until smooth.
- 4
In a separate bowl, add the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and sugar to a large bowl and whisk until distributed.
- 5
In another bowl, mix together the buttermilk and eggs.
- 6
Add the three mixes together - I pour the chocolate/coffee mix and the egg/buttermilk mix into the dry ingredients and fold until smooth. You do not need to use a stand mixer as you may over-mix it.
- 7
Pour the mixture into the lined 2lb loaf tin - bake in the oven for 55-60 minutes, or until baked through!
- 8
Leave to cool fully once baked!
- 9
Make sure your butter is at room temperature!
- 10
Beat the butter on it's own for a few minutes to soften!
- 11
Add in the icing sugar and cocoa powder 1/2 at a time, and beat until combined.
- 12
Add the vanilla, and then the evaporated milk a little at a time beating fully in-between each go!
- 13
Slather the frosting onto the top of the loaf cake, and then decorate how you want - chocolates and more!
- 14
Sprinkle on your favourite sprinkles and enjoy!