Chocolate fudge cake

"God gave the angels wings, and he gave humans chocolate." - Anonymous

Finally......after much dilly dallying and endlessly putting off, i did manage to kick myself out of slumber. And here i am, writing my first post. I wanted the first one to be simple yet something which is an absolute favorite. Whats better than a chocolate cake covered with more chocolate ? And the best part was that I managed to get a few pictures too......thank you sooo much Aditi for helping me out with the pics and most importantly with Ud! My son, UD, who is 5 had to be distracted and bribed for us to take a few shots and its is nothing short of a miracle, that we managed. He is a 'chocolate demon' n the cake was over before i cud even realize.....now I'm not complaining about it, actually its  something I absolutely love....empty plates!

So for those of you, who are not just interested in looking at the pictures, but want to bake your cake and eat it too, here we go, as simple as it can get.

Chocolate Cake

175 gms                Butter 

175 gms                Flour/Maida

175 gms                Castor sugar

40 gms                  Ground almond

40 gms                  Coco powder

3 Tbsp                  Honey

3                          Eggs

2tsp                      Baking powder

1-2 Tbsp                Milk

1. Cream the sugar and butter till light and fluffy (i use an electric beater for this)

2. Add one egg at a time to the creamed mixture and beat well.

3. Sieve the flour, coco powder and baking powder and add to the mixture.

4. Using a spatula or a wooden spoon gently fold in the mixture together.

5. Add the ground almonds (simply grind the almonds in your mixer-grinder) and  honey.

6. Finally, if required, add milk, to get a pouring consistency.(i used about 1 Tbsp of milk)

7. Bake at 180° C for 30-35 mins in a greased and lined cake pan or till a skewer inserted comes out clean. 

8. Cool the cake completely and then cut the cake horizontally into half.

For the fudge icicng

250 gms butter

250 gms dark chocolate

4 T milk

60 gms brown sugar

½ tsp vanilla

Melt butter on low heat and add the chopped chocolate, stir till it melts. Take it off the flame and add sugar, vanilla and milk. Give everything a good stir. Once the icing is ready its going to be rather runny, don't be alarmed. Pour in a bowl and  either let it sit out for 30-35 mins or you could refrigerate for 10- 15 mins, for it to thicken slightly. 

To assemble the cake

Take the lower tier of the cake and spread the fudge icing on it generously, there can never be too much of fudge, so go ahead and indulge. Place the upper tier of the cake on top and spread the icing on top and on the sides of the cake. 

I didn't have the time to let the fudge icing to thicken, remember, i mentioned about, a very excited 5 yr old......lol......so i applied a generous layer between the two tiers and then put my cake on a wire rack and gave it a fudge bath. 

Decorate the cake with some sugar sprinkles or grated chocolate. 


The only thing to be done now .....sit back and enjoy!