This ultrarich chocolate fudge cake recipe is simply the appropriate stage of fudgy. The trick to its ethereal however toothsome texture? A portion of almond meal, which additionally highlights the nutty notes of the chocolate and brings in additional richness, conserving the crumb moist for days. (In case you’re baking for somebody with a nut allergy, attempt our Brooklyn Blackout Cake as a substitute.) Maybe this could go with out saying, however when intense chocolate taste is the purpose, utilizing good-quality unsweetened cocoa powder and chocolate is essential. For each the cake and buttercream, go for a bar or wafers of bittersweet chocolate from corporations like Scharffen Berger or Guittard over run-of-the-mill semisweet chocolate chips.
Beating the butter, sugar, and eggs totally ensures the crumb of this fudgy chocolate cake has some lightness. A stand mixer makes issues simpler, however an electrical handheld one may even work—although you could want an additional set of palms to assist alternate including dry and moist substances when mixing the cake batter. BA reader Dhanya Samuel, who submitted this recipe to our 2016 Readers’ Selection Week contest, baked her cake in two completely different sized heart-shaped baking pans, however we opted for spherical cake pans to maintain issues easy. Use what you want.
In search of extra chocolate desserts? Strive a Black Forest layer cake, a darkish chocolate ganache tart (cue the heavy cream), gluten-free brownies with tahini, a simple chocolate mousse, and extra in our round-up.
