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I don't know about you, but I love chocolate fudge cake. One look at this scrumptious layer cake makes my mouth water. Chocolate lovers will scoop this up pretty quick so make sure you grab a piece before it's all gone.
2 cups sifted cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 squares unsweetened chocolate
2/3 cup water
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2/3 cup butter, softened
3 eggs
1/3 cup buttermilk
Chocolate fudge filling
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease and flour two 8-inch round cake pans.
Tear off a big sheet of wax paper and set on kitchen counter. Using a sifter, sift the flour baking powder, baking soda onto the wax paper.
In a saucepan or double boiler, combine the chocolate, water and 1/4 cup of sugar; cook over low heat while stirring constantly. When chocolate is thick and smooth, transfer to another bowl. Chill chocolate in a pan of ice water; stir occasionally. Add vanilla to chocolate.
In a large bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until nice and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Blend in the chilled chocolate.
Add in the sifted flour mixture, alternating with the buttermilk - beat batter thoroughly after each addition, until nice and smooth. Pour the cake batter into cake pans.
Bake for 35 minutes, or until center of cake springs back when pressed lightly. Cool on wire rack. When cake is cool, split each round in half and fill with the Chocolate Fudge Filling. Use same filling to frost the whole cake.
Chocolate Fudge Filling
6 squares semisweet chocolate
3 tablespoons butter
7 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
In a small saucepan, add the chocolate squares and butter. Cook over low heat until melted.
In a bowl, add the melted chocolate, milk, vanilla and stir until well blended. Add in the confectioners' sugar and mix until filling is smooth and easily spreadable.
=> Chocolate Fudge Cake Recipe: Chocolate Fudge Sheet Cake
This recipe is a great alternative to a layer cake. This chocolate fudge cake is ready for picnics, potlucks and parties. Better save this recipe because you'll be asked to make it again and again.
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 sticks butter
1 cup water
3 heaping tablespoons cocoa
2 eggs
1 teaspoon soda
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease and flour a 9 x 13-inch baking pan.
Using a sifter, sift the flour into a bowl. Add in the sugar and salt. Resift a second time into the bowl.
In a saucepan, mix together the butter, water and cocoa; bring to a boil. Add warm chocolate mixture to the flour and stir thoroughly.
In a separate bowl, mix together the eggs, baking soda, buttermilk and vanilla. Add to chocolate batter and mix completely until batter is smooth. Pour into cake pan.
Bake for 20 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean. Frost cake with Chocolate Fudge Frosting.
Chocolate Fudge Frosting
1 stick butter
6 to 8 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons cocoa
1 box confectioners' sugar
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (optional)
1 teaspoon vanilla
In a saucepan, cook the butter, cocoa and milk over low heat (do not boil). Remove pan from heat and stir in the sugar, nuts and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer until frosting is smooth.
Pour warm frosting over cake and spread with a knife.
