EASY & DELICIOUS CHOCOLATE FUDGE CAKE

I’m sharing this delicious dessert on Valentine’s Day because we all want something sweet, decadent, (and preferably chocolate) on this special day. It’s perfect if you’re looking to impress someone or just treating yourself and you don’t want to slave in the kitchen. But outside of February 14, this quick and delicious dessert is also perfect for last minute, unexpected guests…when we can safely have a gang of people over again.

To show you how easy this is to make, I recorded myself doing so. (I have to be honest and say between photographing it and making it fo the video, I need to be done with chocolate for a while.) It’s my first video that I had to edit to make under the 10-minute IGTV limit for Instagram, so cut me some slack if the transitions are not absolutely perfect. (The coloring is also a bit off with the editing app…we’ll get there!)

While I wish I could take credit for this culinary dream, I can’t. Credit must be given to Diane Worthington who featured it in her book, Seriously Simple, that I have had for over 15 years. If you know me, you know I don’t make much that’s complicated. But even if my creations aren’t big on time, they’re always big on taste. The original recipe gives instant espresso and walnuts as an option, but I really detest nuts in my desserts, unless it’s baklava. And I like the pure chocolate taste of this without making it fussy with espresso. If you choose to add espresso, it’s 2 teaspoons added to the water, butter and cocoa when making the cake part. The walnuts can be added to the frosting. The coolest part of this recipe is that you make it in a springform pan, which when released after the frosting is poured over, makes a beautiful pool of chocolate around the cake. I LOVE the mess, but it can be avoided simply by using a larger cake plate. Springform pans are not expensive, and they’re used for making cheesecakes, so get one and you’ll have an excuse to make more cheesecake, too.

Whether it’s Valentine’s Day or a future gathering with friends, I hope you’ll try this cake. I promise, you’ll wonder where it’s been your whole life. And you’ll love me for giving you a recipe that makes people think you spent all day in the kitchen just to please them.

Let’s make this together! Click on the video to see for yourself just how easy it is.