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Moist and Fudgy Chocolate Layer Cake
Make Moist and Fudgy Chocolate Layer Cake from Whisk Takers with 20 ingredients and 24 clear steps.
From YouTube · Apr 6, 2026
Make Moist and Fudgy Chocolate Layer Cake from Whisk Takers with 20 ingredients and 24 clear steps.
35 min
Prep time
40 min
Cook time
1 hr 45 min
Total time
10
Yield
Ingredients
18 ingredients- CHOCOLATE CAKE
- 400 g granulated sugar
- 220 g plain flour
- 85 g unsweetened cocoa powder
- 5 g baking powder
- 7 g baking soda
- 2 g salt
- 2 large eggs
- 240 ml milk
- 120 ml vegetable oil
- 1 tsp instant coffee
- 240 ml boiling water
- 10 ml vanilla extract
- CHOCOLATE FROSTING
- 3 egg yolks
- 20 g sugar
- 140 ml double cream
- 200 g dark or milk chocolate
- 140 ml double cream
- 20 g sugar
Method
24 steps- Preheat the oven to 175°C (350°F).
- Grease and line two 23 cm cake tins.
- Combine the sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Add the eggs, milk, vegetable oil, coffee and vanilla.
- Mix until smooth.
- Carefully stir in the boiling water.
- Divide the thin batter between the prepared tins.
- Bake for approximately 30 minutes.
- Cool in the tins for at least 10 minutes.
- Turn the layers out and leave them to cool completely.
- For the chocolate base, whisk the egg yolks with 20 g sugar.
- Heat 140 ml double cream until steaming.
- Gradually whisk the hot cream into the yolks.
- Return to low heat and stir until slightly thickened.
- Melt the chocolate gently.
- Combine the melted chocolate with the custard mixture.
- Leave the chocolate mixture to cool.
- Whip the remaining 140 ml cream with the remaining sugar until firm.
- Fold the whipped cream into the cooled chocolate mixture.
- Place one cake layer on a serving plate.
- Spread with part of the frosting.
- Add the second cake layer.
- Cover the top and sides with the remaining frosting.
- Chill briefly before slicing.
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