Easy Fudgy Moist Chocolate Cake

Happy world chocolate day, everyone 🙂 To celebrate world chocolate day, I would like to share with you my easy, fudgy and moist chocolate cake recipe. I have been making this chocolate cake for almost as long as my baked cheesecake recipe now, so it is my go to cake when I want to make something easy yet delicious and decadent. It is super moist, fudgy and also goes well with vanilla ice cream. It makes a good birthday cake for those who love a good chocolate cake. So, if you are looking for a delicious but simple chocolate recipe this chocolate day, why not try this delicious fudgy and most chocolate cake recipe?

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Serves 10-12 people

Ingredients

For the cake:

200g butter, melted;
2/3 cup dark brown sugar;
3 eggs, lightly beaten;
2 cups self raising flour, sifted;
1 tsp baking powder;
1/3 cup cocoa powder, sifted;
1 cup Greek yogurt (full fat or light will work well);
1/2 cup milk of your choice (I used soy milk as this is the milk we drink at home); and
250g dark cooking chocolate, chopped semi-finely;

For the chocolate sauce:

100g dark chocolate; and
1/4 cup thicken cream.

Method

For the cake:

Preheat the oven to 160 degree Celsius and grease a 22cm round cake tin;
In a large bowl, place the melted butter and brown sugar and beat together with a wooden spoon until well mixed. Then add the lightly beaten eggs and beat together until well combined and mixed;
Then, add the flour and baking powder and mix until well combined;
Add the cocoa powder and greek yogurt and mix until well combined;
Finally add the milk and chopped chocolate and mix until well combined;
Pour the mixture in the cake tin and bake for 55-65 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean when inserted into the cake. Allow the cake to cool;

For the chocolate sauce:

Melt the chocolate in a saucepan on medium heat. Then add the cream and stir until smooth. Remove the saucepan from heat and allow the chocolate sauce to cool for 5 minutes;
Spread the chocolate sauce on the top of the cake;
Enjoy:) This chocolate cake is best served slightly warmed up and for a more decadent dessert, vanilla ice cream goes well with this cake 🙂