Vegan chocolate fudge cake may be too much chocolate for some people!
But for me it’s just perfect! Made exactly the same way as when I had my bakery!
Except this time around it is completely vegan so now everyone can enjoy it!
Moist layers of chocolate cake filled and iced with thick fudge icing.
This cake is a very simple one to make especially because the recipe itself doesn’t require a mixer
It’s a one bowl mix and the fudge icing can even be made by hand but I rather use the mixer for that recipe!
It bakes up into perfect cupcakes if that is more your style, and the fudge icing is just divine!
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Notes for Success:
Baking this recipe into 3-7″ cake pans is my preference but it can also be divided between 2-8″ pans instead
Bake time for 8″ pans may be just a few minutes less
The combination of cake flour and all purpose flour is my favorite for this recipe
But if you cannot get cake flour simply use all ~ all purpose flour but take out 2 Tablespoons from the total amount
Coffee and chocolate are best friends and they bring out the very best in each other!
If you cannot use coffee water would be fine
The cocoa powder for this cake recipe must be Natural not Dutch Process Cocoa.
It is important to understand the chemical reactions that take place for the success of this cake
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT COCOA POWDER IN YOUR CAKE RECIPES
Yield: serves 10
Chocolate Fudge Cake
Prep Time
2 hours
Cook Time
30 minutes
Total Time
2 hours 30 minutes
Ingredients
For the Cake Recipe
- All Purpose Flour 2 cups (250g)
- Cake Flour 1 cup (120g) *or more all purpose flour
- Natural Cocoa Powder 8 Tablespoons
- Granulated Sugar 2 cups (400g)
- Salt 1 teaspoon (6g)
- Baking Soda 2 teaspoons
- Apple Cider Vinegar 2 teaspoons
- Vanilla Extract 2 teaspoons
- Vegetable Oil ¾ cup (177ml)
- Strong Brewed Coffee 2 cups * see notes above
For the Fudge Icing
- Granulated Sugar 5 Tablespoons (63g)
- Water 5 Tablespoons (75ml)
- Corn Syrup 2 Tablespoons (40g) (30ml)
- Unsweetened Cocoa Powder 1 Cup (90g)
- Very Soft Vegan Butter 4 Tablespoons (56g)
- Corn Syrup 4 Tablespoons (80g) (60ml) *or glucose or golden syrup
- Vegan Butter 1 cup (2 Sticks) (226g)
- Vanilla Extract 2 teaspoons
- Confectioner’s Sugar or Icing Sugar 3 cups (360g)
Instructions
- For the cake: Sift both flours, baking soda, salt, and sugar together in a large mixing bowl.
- Combine the natural cocoa powder with the hot coffee and then add the vinegar, oil and the vanilla extract.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the sifted dry ingredients and whisk vigorously with a hand whisk until smooth (about 15 -20 strokes)
- Pour batter into greased and parchment lined 7″ x 2″ cake pans
- Bake immediately in a preheated 350°f oven for approximately 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with moist crumbs
- Meanwhile prepare the fudge icing: In a small pot on the stove, combine the first 3 ingredients and bring to a boil for 1 minute then pour into a bowl and allow to sit in the freezer to rapid cool while you gather the other ingredients.
- In the bowl of your Kitchen Aid mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, or in a large mixing bowl with a hand blender, add the cocoa powder and cooled but still warm simple syrup and mix until it forms a firm mass.
- Add the vanilla extract
- Add the Vegetable Oil and the corn syrup
- Next add the softened vegan butter and mix well..
- Add the sifted confectioners sugar and mix until smooth.
- Slowly add some of the cold water about 1 tablespoon at a time until you reach the desired consistency
- Build the cake as per the video tutorial
Notes
Fudge cake can be stored at room temperature in a cool spot for up to 1 day, it won’t go bad but if it gets too warm it will droop.
Best to keep refrigerated for up to 6 days
Bring to room temperature before serving
