MACARONI GRILL'S WARM CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH FUDGE SAUCE
"A while back I was looking for the AppleBee's Triple Chocolate Meltdown recipe...which I never did find, BUT...I have come across another fabu cake! The Macaroni Grill's warm chocolate cake with fudge sauce! I found this on the net, and have scaled the recipe down to 1 cake, and made a few changes."
FOR THE CAKE: 3 1/2 cups flour 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 tablespoon baking soda 1 3/4 cups mayonnaise 1 3/4 cups cold brewed coffee (room temperature) 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla FOR THE FUDGE SAUCE: 1 cup heavy (whipping) cream 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, cut into 1/4 inch pieces FOR SERVING: vanilla ice cream or freshly whipped cream chopped nuts
TO MAKE THE CAKE: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 13x9-inch baking pan.
Sift flour, sugar, cocoa powder, and baking soda together. Mix with mayonnaise, coffee, and vanilla, taking care not over mix. Batter will be thick. Pour batter into a 13x9 inch pan.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
TO MAKE THE FUDGE SAUCE: Bring cream to a simmer in a medium nonreactive saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat and add chocolate all at once. Let sit for 5 minutes. Whisk the glaze smooth.
PRESENTATION: Cut a fairly large square of cake, and place on a dessert plate. (Still warm, or reheat in microwave slightly) Liberally pour warm fudge sauce over cake. Top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or freshly whipped cream (please-- no cool whip for this baby) and chopped nuts.
Adapted from source: Canarygirl, Recipezaar |