Grammy's Kitchen · Chocolate Cake · Best Fudgy Chocolate Cake
One of 76 chocolate cake recipes we measured
from cafedelites.com
177 cooks on cafedelites.com rate it 4.8★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 76.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 40% | 101% |
| total sugar | 167% | 232% |
| egg | 28% | 48% |
| leavener | 3% | 4% |
| salt | 2% | 2% |
| liquid | 239% | 200% |
| dairy | 234% | 117% |
| chocolate | 150% | 67% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 180 g | 1 1/2 cups all-purpose (or plain flour) |
| 300 g | 1 1/2 cups white granulated sugar (or a natural granulated baking sweetener measuring 1:1 with sugar) |
| 42 g | 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder |
| 6 g | 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt |
| 73 g | 1/3 cup vegetable oil |
| 50 g | 1 large egg |
| 13 g | 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract ((20 ml) ) |
| 183 g | 3/4 cup milk ((190 ml)) |
| 10 g | 2 teaspoons instant coffee (mixed with 3/4 cup (190 ml) Boiling water) |
| 238 g | 1 cup heavy cream ( or thickened cream) |
| 227 g | 8 oz semi sweet chocolate chips (or dark chocolate chips) |
Method: 9 steps, published by cafedelites.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I just made this cake two days ago. It’s literally the perfect fudgy chocolate cake I’ve been looking to make. The ganache was super easy to do also. I made it for a celebration that was cancelled due to a blizzard. I expect we’ll be enjoying it for several mo” — a cook, 5.0★
“"Wow, this sounds like a chocolate lover’s dream! 🍫🎂 One bowl, fudgy, fluffy, and topped with a luscious ganache—this cake is pure decadence. Can't wait to try it and indulge in that perfect chocolatey goodness! 😍🍰"” — a cook, 5.0★