{"id":4945,"date":"2026-10-06T17:32:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T17:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/?p=4945"},"modified":"2026-10-06T17:32:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T17:32:34","slug":"classic-fudge-chocolate-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/06\/classic-fudge-chocolate-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic Fudge Chocolate Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ingredients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For the Cake:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 cups (400g) granulated sugar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3\/4 cup (75g) unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 tsp baking powder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 1\/2 tsp baking soda<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 tsp fine sea salt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 large eggs, room temperature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 cup (240ml) milk or buttermilk, room temperature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/2 cup (120ml) vegetable oil<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 tsp pure vanilla extract<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 cup (240ml) freshly brewed hot coffee (or boiling water)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For the Chocolate Fudge Frosting:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 cup (225g) unsalted butter, melted<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 cup (100g) unsweetened cocoa powder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 1\/2 cups (420g) powdered sugar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/2 cup (120ml) heavy cream or whole milk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 tsp vanilla extract<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/4 tsp salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Instructions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1.Prepare Oven &amp; Pans:<\/strong>Ensures even baking and easy release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C). Grease two 9-inch round cake pans, line the bottoms with parchment paper rounds, and lightly dust with cocoa powder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2.Mix Dry Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until uniform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3.Combine Wet Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Add eggs, buttermilk, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract. Beat on medium speed for about 2 minutes until smooth and fully combined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4.Bloom Cocoa with Hot Liquid:<\/strong>Batter will become very thin \u2014 this is expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reduce speed to low and slowly pour in the hot coffee or boiling water. Mix until fully incorporated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5.Bake:<\/strong>30 to 35 minutes at 350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Divide batter evenly between the prepared pans. Bake for 30\u201335 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes, then invert onto wire racks to cool completely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>6.Whip Fudge Frosting &amp; Assemble:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whisk melted butter and cocoa powder together until smooth. Alternately add powdered sugar and heavy cream, beating until rich and spreadable. Frost between cooled layers and over the top and sides.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients For the Cake: For the Chocolate Fudge Frosting: Instructions 1.Prepare Oven &amp; Pans:Ensures even baking and easy release. Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C). Grease two 9-inch round cake pans, line the bottoms with parchment paper rounds, and lightly dust with cocoa powder. 2.Mix Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4946,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[168],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-birthday-cake"],"Cooking_time":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/22.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4945"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4945\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4947,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4945\/revisions\/4947"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}