Choc Fudge Cake

This is an easy recipe for a moist chocolate cake. The addition of peanut butter frosting on the outside and cream cheese frosting in the middle makes it irresistible.
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Prep time - 15 minutes (for the base)

Cook time - 55 minutes

Difficulty - Medium

Serves/makes - 1 small cake


Cake Base Ingredients

These ingredients make one layer so make it twice if you want 2 layers 

100g gram flour

50g tapioca flour or potato starch

(If you don’t want to make this gluten simply substitute the flours with a total of 150g plain flour)

30g cocoa or cacao powder

100g sugar (I use coconut)

1/2t baking powder

1/2t bicarbonate of soda

75g oil 

225g milk (I use soya)


Cake Base Method

  1. Simply add all of the dry ingredients to a large bowl. Add the oil and half the milk. Mix well. And the remaining milk and pour into a small cake tin. 

  2. Bake at 200c (390f, gas mark 6) for 15 minutes, then 180c (350f, has mark 4) for 40 mins. Cool completely before frosting. 


Peanut Butter Frosting Ingredients

This makes enough for the sides and top of a 2 tiered cake

1 cup cocoa or cacao powder

1 cup smooth peanut butter or other nut butter

1 cup syrup (I use date)


Peanut Butter Frosting Method

  1. Mix all of the ingredients in a large bowl. 


Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients

12T vegan cream cheese (this is one pack of Violife)

4T icing sugar

1/4t-1/2t vanilla essence 


Cream Cheese Frosting Method

  1. Mix all of the ingredients in a large bowl.

  2. Put this frosting between the 2 layers then put the peanut butter frosting on the sides and top.

  3. Decorate with any of the following options -


Decoration options

Cacao nibs

Crushed nuts

Dried edible flowers