

If you’ve been following me on Instagram you’ll have seen I made this cake the other week and it was probably one of the most delicious things I’ve ever baked! I have to give credit to the ever favourite website that is BBC Good Food for this recipe, but as soon as I’d perfected it to myself I knew I had to share it with you! So here we are, with the ultimate super chocolatey chocolate fudge cake recipe… now if that doesn’t get your mouth watering, I don’t know what will!

First thing to say, is the recipe below is doubled as I have MASSIVE cake tins! The original recipe recommends an 18cm tin while mine are 23cm tins. I also, therefore doubled the chocolate icing recipe, which I went a little heavy with on top, so there wasn’t quite enough left to go round the sides… but you can’t get everything perfect right!

Ingredients
For the cake
- 350g self raising flower
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 300g caster sugar
- 300 ml sunflower oil
- 2 tbsp golden syrup
- 2 large eggs
- 300 semi-skimmed milk
For the icing
- 200 g unsalted butter
- 450 g icing sugar
- 80 g cocoa powder
- 5 tsp milk
Credit: BBC Good Food

Method
- Preheat oven to 180g and grease two large tins. I lined the bottom with greaseproof paper, as I have a springform tins, they’re relatively easy then to remove without losing half your cake as it’s stuck to the tin!
- Sieve the flour, cocoa powder and bicarbonate of soda into a big bowl
- Add in the sugar and mix well till everything is combined.
- Make a well in the centre (a big one) and add the golden syrup, eggs, sunflower oil and milk. And then whisk well until the mixture is smooth. It’s actually a scarily easy cake mix!
- Pour mixture into tins and bake for 25-30 mins or until you can prod something into it and it comes out clean. Your cake should also spring back slightly after touching.
- Remove from the oven and leave to cool in their tins for 5-10 mins. Then remove from the tins and leave to completely cool on a wire rack.
- To make icing, beat the butter in a bowl until soft. Gradually sieve in icing sugar and coca powder and combine. Then to finish add enough milk to make it fluffy and spreadable
- Sandwich the two cakes with the chocolate icing and then cover completely with MORE chocolate icing
- Eat!

I mean it was delicious! And it’s 100% one of those recipes I’m going to make again! And safe to say, Alex was a massive fan!
If you try this, let me know and tag me in your photos!
Katie x
Oh my gosh this looks amazing. I haven’t made a chocolate cake for years. Maybe when lockdown is over, I can make one to share with family and friends otherwise I’d probably eat it all myself.
Chocolate cake is my fave! haha x
I love a good chocolate fudge cake! This looks amazing 😍😍
I could have eaten it forever! x
OMG this looks delicious Katie! Love BBC good food recies! xx
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OMG me too! It’s sort of ruined cooking books though! haha x
I love chocolate cake, you really can’t beat it! This looks so delicious, I’ll need to give it a go x
Hopefully you love it! x
That looks yummy and I’ll definitely try it. I also like that it doesn’t have too many ingredients so it’s not complicated to make. Thanks for sharing.
Oh it’s such an easy recipe! x
There’s nothing better than chocolate cake with more chocolate on top! I love when at the beginning you said you had a bigger tin, so more chocolate was the answer, way to go! Will have to try this asap because i am craving chocolate cake now! x
More chocolate is always the answer! haha x
This looks lovely Katie! I’m such a chocolate cake lover as i prefer it over traditional sponge cakes but im so bad at baking!
This is such an easy cake! Try it! x
Looks a nice cake and simple to prepare. Would love trying this at home one of these fine weekends! Thanks for sharing.
No problem! Hopefully it goes well! x
This is literally making my mouth water! SO yummy!!!
OMG it’s so delicious! x
This is making my mouth water wow… I need a chocolate cake!!
Go go go! x
Wow, that cake looks great! And the recipe simple. Thanks for sharing,
Love a good chocolate cake me! x
Oh how I love a great chocolate cake! I wish I could have a piece right now! Thanks for sharing your recipe.
Wish I could post you a slice… but 1. Not sure that would work… and 2. I’ve already eaten it! haha
This sounds like the perfect guilty pleasure 😍 thanks for sharing, I think I’m going to make this when I have something to celebrate 😏
oh 100% you should! x
I love a cake recipe and this super chocolatey cake looks right up my street. What a great recipe x
Such a delicious recipe! x
Oh my word this chocolate cake looks delicious! x
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It was so tasty! x
This looks amazing. I haven’t made a chocolate cake for months. I shoud try this recipe
Thanks for sharing
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Oh it was delicious! x
Wow, this looks so decadent! I will have to give it a try soon!
You feel so fancy eating it! haha x
This cake looks so good! I can’t wait to try it! Yum!!
Such a tasty cake for sure! x
Oh my goshhh !! I have saved the link to this. Looks too yummy
Hahaha! Hopefully you love it! x
This looks absolutely delicious 😍 May have to come back to this next time I want to bake a chocolate cake!!
Hahah! Do it! x
This looks so good! I love chocolate anything! I just have a question, what is golden syrup? Never heard of that before.
Ooo maybe it’s a British thing. It’s like a really light treacle… but basically it’s a super sweet, sticky… sort of sauce! x
This cake looks so easy and delicious! I’d love to try it. I’m going to pin for later. Thank you for sharing xx
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Oh it’s delicious! x
Looks really yummy. I would ask for an alternative for someone with food allergies (ie: dairy, gluten). 😊
Ooo… I have to admit, my food alternative knowledge is fairly limited, but I’ll try a few recipes over the coming weeks and hopefully post one soon! x
I totally understand and would honestly look forward to your recipes for food alternatives. Thank you! 😊
YUM! Looks so good 🙂
Have a great day,
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Hahah thanks! x
Oh wow this looks totally epic! I love a good old chocolate cake and a fudgey one is my fave xx
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I’m such a fan of a chocolate cake too! x
The cake looks amazing! Chocolate cake is the best! I want some now.
Chocolate full stop is the best! haha x
What are you trying to do, woman? I have to loose those quarantine-10-extra-pounds! Couldn’t you make it look less decadent??? 😛 If temptation has a name, it’s Chocolate Cake.
Hahahahaha sorry not sorry! x
That just looks like the perfect chocolate cake, in my opinion! I rarely make cakes but might have to try this!
I make too many cakes… it’s bad! x
Ooh I am having big chocolate craving this week and this has me drooling. I could do with a fudgey cake right now, Easy to veganize too! Siobhan ♡ | Vegan Babe Life
Hahahah! I always have a big chocolate craving! x
oooh this looks so good!!! Thank you for sharing this. now i’m hungry 🙂
Hahaha! I’m always hungry! x
This looks incredible! I know what I’m doing this weekend 😍
OMG amazing- do it!
This looks so good. I love chocolate cakes. They are one of my favourite type of cakes.
Chocolate cake for the win!
I would double this too, sounds and looks so good thanks for this recipe!
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No problem! Hope you love it! x
OMG! I love chocolate based cake so much and this one looks delicious. I’d love to make this later. Saving this! Thank you for sharing x
Haha thanks for reading! x
Thank you for sharing this treasure <3
Lindifique
Hahaha no problem! x
Yummy!!! I am making this! It’s looks way too good to not try and make. Simple ingredients and an easy recipe to follow along… Yay thanks for this 😊
Hahaha hopefully you think it’s delicious too! x
YUM!! My mouth is watering! Chocolate cake with chocolate frosting is my absolute favorite. I will have to give this a try for sure. Thank you for sharing! 🙂
Hahaha it was something special! x
Chocolate cake is my favorite! Now I’m craving this now on my period ugh. Look at that frosting! My mouth is watering… Thank you so much for sharing!!
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hahaha! It was something special! x
Wow this cake looks amazing, I love it! I love chocolate cake and this looks like a rich one perfect for chocolate lovers. Thank you for sharing this recipe and gorgeous images x
Awww thanks! x
This looks amazing!! The cake looks so rich and with that chocolate icing, YUM!
Yum yum yum! x
this looks absolutely delicious! i’ve gotten way more into baking recently, so this is getting bookmarked straight away x
Hope you enjoy making it! x
Delicious. Mouth watering recipe.
100% I’ve been dreaming about it ever since! x
Wowsers!! This looks DIVINE!! I am definitely going to make it! x
Beautylymin
Thanks! Hope you love it! x
Yum yum yum! 😍😍
Oh it was delicious! x
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Oh it’s just so tasty! x
This looks so good – I often don’t even frost chocolate cake though. Is that a crime? lol
Oh I love frosting soo much! But that’s because I’m a sugar addict! haha x
Dam that looks good I got the ice cream girl hi
That looks so chocolaty. My kind of cake!
Love a good chocolate cake!