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If there’s one thing I’m completely ‘over-the-top passionate’ about, it’s chocolate.  And you can’t get much more chocolaty than this!  This melt-in-your mouth chocolate fudge cake with cream cheese frosting is like a little piece of heaven on your tongue.  Other versions have a hint of Earl grey, although the cake itself is very, very rich, the tanginess of the cream cheese frosting offsets that richness in just the right way, making this the perfect dessert for any occasion. A spot of tea is a nice complement for my recipe or try this Earl Grey chocolate fudge cake.

If you want to go all the way over the top, try adding around a half-cup of cocoa powder to the icing mixture for a true chocolate lover’s delight.

Ingredients:

For the sponge:

• 45g (½ cup) of pure cocoa powder
• 235ml (1 cup) of boiling water
• 8 tbsp. butter, softened
• 250g (2 cups) of sifted all-purpose flour
• 400g (2 cups) of granulated white sugar
• 1 ½ tsp. of baking soda
• 1 tsp. of salt
• 2 eggs
• 120ml (½ cup) of sour cream or Greek yoghurt
• 1 tsp. of vanilla extract

For the cream cheese frosting:

• 200g of cream cheese
• 320g (2 ½ cups) of icing sugar
• 1 tsp. of vanilla extract

Instructions:

For the cake:

1. Preheat oven to 180ºC.
2. Mix the cocoa powder, the boiling water and the butter in a large bowl.  Make sure the cocoa powder is completely dissolved and the butter is completely liquiefied.
3. Let the mixture cool.
4. In a different bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt.
5. Mix the dry ingredients into the cooled cocoa mixture a little at a time.
6. Add the eggs one at a time and beat well after each addition.
7. Add the sour cream (or Greek yoghurt) and the vanilla extract and stir well.
8. Pour the batter into a buttered and floured tube pan.
9. Bake in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes, or until a knife can be inserted into the centre and comes out clean.
10. Cool the cake on a wire cake rack.

For the frosting:

1. Combine all the ingredients and blend very well, either by hand or with an electric mixer.
2. Cool the icing in the refrigerator for at least an hour.
3. Spread the frosting over the cooled cake and serve.

Prep Time:  20 minutes

Cooking Time: 40 minutes

Serves:  10

Difficulty: Medium

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This entry was posted on Monday, 4 June, 2012 at 8:12 pm by Sarah White and is filed under Desserts. You can follow any responses to this entry through the feed RSS 2.0. You can leave a comment, or make a trackback from your own blog.