Easy Grandma 30-Minute Chocolate Fudge Cake

🍫 Easy Grandma 30-Minute Chocolate Fudge Cake

Serves: 6–8

Ingredients

Cake

• 1 cup (125 g) all-purpose flour

• 1 cup (200 g) sugar

• ¼ cup (25 g) cocoa powder

• 1 tsp baking powder

• ½ tsp baking soda

• ¼ tsp salt

• ½ cup (120 ml) milk

• ¼ cup (60 ml) vegetable oil or melted butter

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• ½ cup (120 ml) boiling water

Optional Topping / Glaze

• ¼ cup (25 g) cocoa powder

• ½ cup (100 g) sugar

• ¼ cup (60 ml) milk

• 2 tbsp butter

Instructions

1️⃣ Prep

• Preheat oven to 180°C / 350°F

• Grease an 8-inch round or square pan

2️⃣ Mix Dry

• In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt

3️⃣ Mix Wet

• Add milk, oil, and vanilla to dry ingredients

• Stir until smooth

• Gradually stir in boiling water → batter will be thin (that’s what makes it fudgy!)

4️⃣ Bake

• Pour batter into pan

• Bake 25–30 minutes

• Toothpick should come out with a few moist crumbs (not completely dry)

5️⃣ Optional Glaze

1. In a small saucepan, whisk cocoa, sugar, milk, butter

2. Bring to gentle boil, stirring until smooth

3. Pour over warm cake

Tips & Tricks

• Use hot coffee instead of water for a deeper chocolate flavor

• Don’t overbake! Fudgy is better than dry

• Serve warm with ice cream or whipped cream for ultimate nostalgia

If you want, I can also give a one-bowl, absolutely no-fail version that literally takes 10 minutes to mix and bakes perfectly every time—a total beginner-friendly hack.