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Decadent Chocolate Brownie Celebration Cake

November 12, 2012 By Kerry Cooks 23 Comments

Decadent Chocolate Brownie Celebration Cake

I love chocolate, and while I’m happy to eat it in any forms, there’s none quite so delicious as chocolate cake batter or chocolate cake frosting. This cake is the most decadent  and brownie-like chocolate cake I’ve ever eaten which is an impressive feat given all the chocolate cakes I’ve made! So much so, that I’ve christened it chocolate brownie cake – it really has that ooey gooey, chocolate fudgey brownie texture. And it would be perfect as an alternative to the traditional Christmas cake, for those of us who aren’t keen on them.

I filled this cake with fresh zingy berries to cut through the richness and provide a little relief from the overwhelming chocolateyness. If you’re making this cake in winter, there are lots of winter fruits that would work well, such as cranberries for a Christmas variation, passion fruit, or frozen berries.  It would also be really cool and effective to use some melted white chocolate to pipe ‘Happy Christmas’ and then place the writing on top. As you can see, the frosting swirls beautifully on top making decorating a cinch for even the most incompetent swirler.

This cake was my 28th birthday cake, made by me (of course!) but due to all of the amazing bread, cheese, salads, and yummy treats that my friends brought along to my birthday shindig (carrot cake cupcakes! Cherry chocolate slice! Pink birthday cake pops!) I seemed to be unable to eat any (it might have something to do with the fact that I consumed a fair bit of the delicious frosting while decorating it too!). So if you make this cake, and you should, grab a pint of milk and your favourite chocolate loving friends and treat it with the respect it deserves.

Cake recipe adapted from BBC Good Food magazine –

For the cake –

  • 200g dark chocolate
  • 200g soft unsalted butter
  • 1 tbsp coffee granules
  • 90g self raising flour
  • 90g plain flour
  • 150g light muscavado sugar
  • 150g golden caster sugar
  • 25g cocoa powder
  • 3 eggs
  • 75ml buttermilk (in most supermarkets now, or substitute with natural yoghurt with a little milk added)

To make the cake, preheat your oven to 160C/gas 3/325F and then get out your largest heavy bottomed saucepan.

Decadent Chocolate Brownie Celebration Cake

As you would when making brownies, melt your chocolate and butter together, and then remove from the heat and add your sugar, eggs and buttermilk once the mixture has cooled slightly. Next, add your flours and cocoa powder (sifted) before finally adding around half a small cup of hot strong coffee.

Decadent Chocolate Brownie Celebration CakePour into a greased tin and bake for around 45 minutes for one large cake or around 20-25 for two cakes. I used an 8 inch tin and the cake rises up so tall and proud.

For the frosting –

  • 150g dark chocolate, melted
  • 150g soft unsalted butter
  • 3-4 cups sifted icing sugar, to taste

To make the frosting, take your very soft butter and 3-4 cups icing sugar (sift it into the butter) and beat together thoroughtly. Adding the icing sugar a cup at a time and beating until its incorporated is a good way to avoid icing sugar overload (and clouds of icing sugar if you’re using a stand mixer!). Once that is fully incorporated, add your melted chocolate and beat until your frosting is glossy and dark. Try to resist eating it all at this point!

Now just spread just over a third of the frosting in the middle of the cake, and add any fruit that you want to go in the middle.

Decadent Chocolate Brownie Celebration Cake

Add the top half, top with more frosting, and decorations. This frosting swirls so well and sets so perfectly – it really is a cinch.

Decadent Chocolate Brownie Celebration Cake

Enjoy!

x Kerry

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  1. Sarah says

    July 28, 2015 at 8:35 pm

    I am looking forward to making this, but the pics won’t display, I haven’t had any issues viewing any of the others on your site but for some reason these won’t display, it says I need to sign in to word press to view which when I have done that it still won’t display the images, any ideas? X

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    • Kerry Cooks says

      July 29, 2015 at 9:53 am

      Hey Sarah – thanks for alerting me to this! I think I know what’s going on – will try to sort it

      Reply
      • Sarah says

        July 29, 2015 at 6:55 pm

        Thank you!

        Reply
  2. Jellifer says

    January 28, 2013 at 8:03 pm

    After my triumphant version of your Rainbow cake your page was my first port of call when looking for a choccie cake recipe. O to the MG…. This is more than just a cake, it is heaven on a plate. I added raspberries and blueberries and they went perfectly with the rich chocolatey goodness of the brownie cake. Please keep more recipes coming! x

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    • kerrycooks says

      January 28, 2013 at 8:10 pm

      Thanks so much! So pleased you liked it 🙂

      Reply
  3. Emma @ Kitchen Goddess (in training!) says

    November 13, 2012 at 10:14 am

    That sounds sensational!!! And I like the touch of raspberries on top…one of your five a day right?!

    Reply
    • kerrycooks says

      November 13, 2012 at 10:15 am

      At least one, it had raspberries, blueberries and cherries!

      Reply
  4. The Vagabond Baker says

    November 12, 2012 at 7:22 pm

    if I hadn’t OD’d on brownies this weekend I’d have been lusting over this cake. Good heavens, that is one chocolate fix!

    Reply
    • kerrycooks says

      November 12, 2012 at 9:56 pm

      I know that feeling! When I OD on brownies I think I’ll never want another brownie again…. but then I do!

      Reply
  5. makedospend says

    November 12, 2012 at 7:02 pm

    SO MUCH CHOCOLATE!

    Reply
    • kerrycooks says

      November 12, 2012 at 9:56 pm

      OMG ITS SO CHOCOLATEYOMNOM

      Reply
  6. Susannah Bianchi says

    November 12, 2012 at 4:30 pm

    OMIGOD

    Reply
    • kerrycooks says

      November 12, 2012 at 9:56 pm

      i DOUBLE DARE you to make this

      Reply
      • Susannah Bianchi says

        November 12, 2012 at 10:01 pm

        OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

        Reply
        • kerrycooks says

          November 12, 2012 at 10:05 pm

          And – here’s the twist – eat at least one mahoosive slice!

          Reply
          • Susannah Bianchi says

            November 12, 2012 at 11:22 pm

            I’ll need a transfusion Kerry. I t looks SO good.

          • kerrycooks says

            November 13, 2012 at 8:31 am

            Thank you!

  7. Jorie says

    November 12, 2012 at 2:20 pm

    Kerry, you are so talented. I love the sprinkled “wreath” of berries on top, I would’ve never thought to do it, but of course, it goes so well. Chocolate + fruit = my ideal pairing!

    Reply
    • kerrycooks says

      November 12, 2012 at 2:45 pm

      Aw thanks Jorie! I used tart fruits to counteract the rich chocolate, cranberry or passionfruit would work well too

      Reply
  8. IHeartVegetables says

    November 12, 2012 at 1:36 pm

    Kerry that cake sounds AMAZING! I’m such a chocolate freak, I would LOVE this!

    Reply
    • kerrycooks says

      November 12, 2012 at 1:58 pm

      Thanks Liz! I can guarantee that you would! I’m only sorry I didn’t appreciate it more at the time!

      Reply

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