Chocolate Fudge Loaf Cake!

• servings: 12 servings
• active time: 30 minutes
• total time: 5 hours 30 minutes

Ingredients

175 g dark chocolate

175 g unsalted butter

2 tsps instant coffee

100 ml boiling water

135 g plain flour

25 g cocoa powder

1 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda

300 g light brown sugar (or caster sugar)

3 medium eggs

75 ml buttermilk

125 g unsalted butter (room temp - not stork/spread)

250 g icing sugar

25 g cocoa powder

1/2 tsp vanilla (optional)

50-75 ml evaporated milk

Sprinkles

Chocolates

Directions

For the Cake

Preheat your oven to 180C/160C Fan, and line a 2lb loaf tin!

In a microwave proof bowl, add the chocolate and butter and heat and mix until melted. I usually do 30 second bursts!

Add the coffee granules to a mug, and pour over the boiling water and mix until smooth - add the coffee mix into the chocolate/butter and mix until smooth.

In a separate bowl, add the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and sugar to a large bowl and whisk until distributed.

In another bowl, mix together the buttermilk and eggs.

Add the three mixes together - I pour the chocolate/coffee mix and the egg/buttermilk mix into the dry ingredients and fold until smooth. You do not need to use a stand mixer as you may over-mix it.

Pour the mixture into the lined 2lb loaf tin - bake in the oven for 55-60 minutes, or until baked through!

Leave to cool fully once baked!

For the Frosting

Make sure your butter is at room temperature!

Beat the butter on it's own for a few minutes to soften!

Add in the icing sugar and cocoa powder 1/2 at a time, and beat until combined.

Add the vanilla, and then the evaporated milk a little at a time beating fully in-between each go!

Decoration!

Slather the frosting onto the top of the loaf cake, and then decorate how you want - chocolates and more!

Sprinkle on your favourite sprinkles and enjoy!

Nutrition

• Calories: 520 kcal
• Total Fat: 29 g
• Saturated Fat: 17 g
• Cholesterol: 97 mg
• Sodium: 68 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 64 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3 g
• Total Sugars: 49 g
• Protein: 5 g