Brown Butter Hot Fudge Cake
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.
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
Nutrition
Calories: 298kcalCarbohydrates: 53gProtein: 3gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 259mgPotassium: 141mgFiber: 2gSugar: 38gVitamin A: 294IUCalcium: 102mgIron: 2mg
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