Chocolate fudge cake recipe | Sainsbury`s Magazine

Ingredients

• 300g golden caster sugar
• 150g light brown sugar
• 300g plain flour, sifted
• 100g fine dark cocoa powder, sifted
• 2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp fine sea salt
• 5 medium eggs
• 250ml buttermilk
• 200ml vegetable oil, plus extra to grease
• 2 tsp vanilla bean paste or extract
• 200g dark chocolate (about 72% cocoa solids)
• 500g icing sugar
• 50g fine dark cocoa powder
• 300g soft salted butter
• ½ tsp sea salt flakes
• 1 tsp vanilla bean paste or extract
• 6 tbsp hazelnut or almond liqueur (or use milk if you prefer)
• chocolate shavings to decorate (see ‘Kitchen tip’), optional