Chocolate Fudge Loaf Cake

 Ingredients

The Cake

• 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

The Frosting

• 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

Decorations

• Sprinkles
• Chocolates

Instructions

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 till 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 till 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! 

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