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If you love a simple and quick chocolate dessert, then this Brown Butter Hot Fudge cake is for you. This cake is decadent and easy to make, which makes it perfect for a dinner night with friends and family. The brown butter adds an extra depth of flavor to this amazing dessert and the gooey hot fudge underneath the soft cake, is so luscious. Plus the cake is served perfectly with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
This Brown Butter Hot Fudge cake is a must bake. This cake is so delicious and easy to make, which makes it perfect to make for any occasion. This cake has brown butter that adds extra flavor and the gooey hot fudge makes it hard not to eat it all at once. The cake is pair perfect with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
For more chocolate cake recipes, try Chocolate Fudge Cake, Matilda Cake and Chocolate Ganache Cake.
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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS
- Chocolate cake: The chocolate cake is incredibly soft, moist and so quick and easy to make.
- Brown butter: The brown butter adds an extra depth of flavor to this amazing dessert.
- Hot fudge: The gooey hot fudge underneath the soft cake is so luscious.
INGREDIENT NOTES
These are some of the key ingredients for this recipe. For a full list of ingredients, check out the recipe card below.
- All-purpose flour: Gives a light and airy cake. I prefer using all-purpose flour with a protein amount that is between 10-11%
- Sugars: The granulated sugar helps sweeten, as well as give moister to the cake. The brown sugar helps add extra toffee flavor to the cake.
- Baking powder and baking soda: Help leaven and rise the cake, so it has light and fluffy texture.
- Salt: Helps enhance the flavor of the chocolate cake.
- Coffee: I recommend using instant espresso coffee.
- Unsweetened Cocoa powder: I use high quality dutch process cocoa powder for the best flavor, my favorite is from Valrhona.
STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS
Here is how to make and bake these Chocolate Mousse Cake. This recipe needs an hand whisk, two bowls, and a spatulas.
The full recipe is down below in the recipe card.
Preheat the oven at 175ºC/ 350ºF.
STEP 1: Start by browning the butter over medium in the skillet you'll be baking the cake in. If you don't have a skillet, brown the butter in a pan and bake the cake in baking pan.
STEP 2: In a bowl mix together the all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, granulated sugar, dark brown sugar, espresso powder, baking powder and salt. Then add the milk, vanilla extract and browned butter. Mix until smooth and combined.
STEP 3: Add the batter back into the skillet. Then in a small bowl, mix together the granulated sugar, dark brown sugar and cocoa powder. Sprinkle it over the cake batter. Lastly gently pour hot water over the back of a spoon, so the water gently spreads over the cake.
STEP 4: Bake for 30-35 minutes. Let it rest for 15 minutes before serving with vanilla ice cream.
EXPERT BAKING TIPS
- Use a kitchen scale: My default setting for my recipes is grams. It is the most precise way of measuring out your ingredients, I therefore highly recommend using a kitchen scale.
- Don't over mix your batter: I always use a spatula after everything has mixed together, to give it one final gentle fold together. This makes sure everything in the bottom of the mixing bowl has been mixed into the batter.
- Light vs. dark baking pans: For the best result, use an aluminum baking pan, greased with butter and lined with baking paper in the bottom. Aluminum pans are light in color and therefore attract less heat. That means it bakes more gently which results in a softer cake. If you use a black baking pan it'll attract a lot more heat. That will then give a darker crust, which can result in a dryer cake.
FAQ
Yes, it can also be baked in a normal 20-23 cm /8 or 9 inch baking pan or baking dish.
Yes, it can be made in advance but it taste the best when freshly baked.
HOW TO STORE
Store the brown butter hot fudge cake in the refrigerator covered by plastic wrap. When wanting to eat it, take it out of the fridge and reheat it a piece in the microwave. It's best enjoyed within a few days.
Other Cake Recipes To Try
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Brown Butter Hot Fudge Cake
Equipment
- 22 cm / 9 inch skillet or 20-23 cm /8 or 9 inch baking pan/ baking dish
Ingredients
CAKE
- 85 g butter browned
- 120 g all-purpose flour
- 20 g Dutch processed cocoa powder
- 50 g granulated sugar
- 50 g dark brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon espresso powder optional
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 140 g milk use any you prefer
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
FUDGE SAUCE
- 150 g granulated sugar
- 50 g dark brown sugar
- 20 g Dutch processed cocoa powder
- 280 ml boiling water
- Vanilla ice cream for serving
Instructions
- Preheat the oven at 175ºC/ 350ºF. Start by browning the butter over medium in the skillet you'll be baking the cake in. If you don't have a skillet, brown the butter in a pan and bake the cake in baking pan or baking dish. Pour the brown butter into a bowl to slightly cool, while preparing the rest of the cake.85 g butter
- In a bowl stir together the all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, granulated sugar, dark brown sugar, espresso powder, baking powder and salt with a whisk.120 g all-purpose flour, 20 g Dutch processed cocoa powder, 50 g granulated sugar, 50 g dark brown sugar, ½ teaspoon espresso powder, 2 teaspoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon salt
- Then add the milk, vanilla extract and browned butter. Stir the cake batter together until smooth and combined.140 g milk, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- Add the cake batter into the skillet.
- Then in a small bowl, mix together the granulated sugar, dark brown sugar and cocoa powder. Sprinkle it over the cake batter. Lastly gently pour boiling water over the back of a spoon, so the water gently spreads over the cake.150 g granulated sugar, 50 g dark brown sugar, 20 g Dutch processed cocoa powder, 280 ml boiling water
- Bake for 30-35 minutes. Let it rest for 15 minutes before serving with vanilla ice cream.Vanilla ice cream for serving
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