10/25/2025
🍫✨ Fudge Layer Cake with Ganache ✨🍫
A rich, deeply chocolatey cake layered with silky fudge and finished with a glossy ganache drip. Moist, indulgent, and perfect for celebrations or whenever your sweet tooth demands luxury.
🧁 Ingredients
For the Cake:
1¾ cups (220 g) all-purpose flour
¾ cup (75 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
1½ teaspoons baking powder
1½ teaspoons baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups (400 g) granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup (240 ml) buttermilk
½ cup (120 ml) vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup (240 ml) hot coffee or hot water
For the Fudge Filling:
1 cup (180 g) semi-sweet chocolate chips
½ cup (120 ml) heavy cream
2 tablespoons (28 g) butter
For the Ganache Topping:
1½ cups (270 g) dark or semi-sweet chocolate chips
¾ cup (180 ml) heavy cream
1 tablespoon (14 g) butter (optional, for extra shine)
👩🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Make the Cake
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and line two 8-inch (20 cm) round cake pans with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar.
Add in the eggs, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla. Beat until smooth.
Gradually pour in the hot coffee and mix until fully incorporated. The batter will be thin — that’s perfect.
Divide the batter evenly between the two pans.
Bake for 30–35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Allow the cakes to cool in pans for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
2️⃣ Make the Fudge Filling
Heat the heavy cream in a small saucepan or microwave until hot but not boiling.
Pour the cream over the chocolate chips and butter in a bowl. Let sit for 2 minutes.
Stir until smooth and glossy.
Chill in the fridge for 15–20 minutes, or until slightly thickened and spreadable.
3️⃣ Assemble the Cake
Place one cake layer on a serving plate or cake stand.
Spread the fudge filling evenly across the top.
Top with the second cake layer.
Chill the cake for 15 minutes before adding the ganache to help set the layers.
4️⃣ Make the Ganache