Devil’s Cake

Devil's Cake: Irresistible Chocolate Treat
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Craving intense chocolate bliss? Devil’s Cake delivers with its moist, velvety layers and indulgent fudge sauce, perfect for cocoa lovers.

Devil’s Cake

4.9 from 16 votes
Indulge in the delight of our Devil's Cake, a rich and moist chocolate cake infused with a decadent chocolate fudge sauce. With layers of cocoa syrup, this dessert is perfect for satisfying your deepest chocolate cravings and impressing guests on any occasion!
Total Time 1 hr Difficulty: Intermediate Servings: 12

Ingredients

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Syrup

Cake

Chocolate Fudge

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Instructions

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Making the Syrup

  1. Add the ingredients
    In a saucepan, combine cocoa, dark caster sugar, and boiled water.
  2. Mix and Stir
    Stir the mixture over low heat until the sugar has dissolved completely. Set aside to cool while preparing the cake.

Preparing the Cake

  1. Grease and Preheat
    Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease and line two 20cm round cake pans with parchment paper.
  2. Mixing the ingredients
    First, in one mixing bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Set aside.Then, in a separate mixing bowl, cream together unsalted butter, granulated sugar, vanilla sugar, and a pinch of salt until light and fluffy.
  3. Next steps
    Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  4. Add dry ingredients
    Gradually add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, alternating with the cooled cocoa syrup, and mix until well combined.
  5. Add batter to pans and baking
    Divide the batter evenly between the prepared cake pans.Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean.Remove the cakes from the oven and let them cool in the pans for 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Preparing the Chocolate Fudge

  1. Mix ingredients
    In a small saucepan, combine water and dark caster sugar. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
  2. Add and stir
    Add unsalted butter and chocolate drops to the saucepan. Stir until melted and smooth.Remove the saucepan from the heat and let the chocolate fudge cool slightly.

Assembling the Cake and Enjoy!

  1. Assembling
    Place one cake layer on a serving plate or cake stand.Spread a layer of chocolate fudge on top of the cake layer.
  2. Layer and Repeat
    Place the second cake layer on top and spread the remaining chocolate fudge over the top and sides of the cake.
  3. Decorate as desired, and serve.
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  1. Rhea

    Sinfully rich and indulgent. Perfect for serious chocolate lovers!

  2. Nia Lane

    A must for chocolate fans. So soft and the fudge sauce is incredible!

  3. Margo Finch

    Absolutely delicious! The syrup and fudge make it an instant favorite.

  4. Eliza

    Dense, moist, and perfectly balanced. An indulgent treat for chocolate lovers!

  5. Felicity

    This cake is pure decadence—rich, fudgy, and deeply satisfying!

  6. Francesca

    Rich, dark, and incredibly moist chocolate cake. Pure decadence with a sinful chocolatey punch.

  7. Leone

    Deeply chocolatey, moist, and rich—a cake worthy of any chocolate lover’s cravings.

  8. Teliz

    Moist, rich, and deep. Espresso enhances the chocolate flavor.

  9. Samantha Miller

    Moist and fluffy, It rich and decadent chocolate cake. Perfect for all chocolate cake lovers!

  10. Grace

    I tried the Devil’s Cake, and it was amazing! Soft chocolate layers, rich fudge, and smooth ganache.

  11. Jordan

    Ultra-moist chocolate cake, layered with fudge and syrup—pure indulgence for true chocolate lovers.

  12. Marsha

    Made this for my son’s bday!! Everyone loved itt! SO moist and rich of flavour, def recommend 🤩🍫

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