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recipelink.com Chat Room Recipe Swap - 2001-05-22 From: Nancy,.SanFran
Chocolate Fudge Cake Recipe By : Family Circle Magazine Serving Size : 12
CAKE 1/2 cup butter -- softened 1 package brown sugar -- (16-ounces) 3 eggs 3 squares unsweetened chocolate -- (1-ounce ea) melted 2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup sour cream 1 cup hot water 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
FROSTING 4 squares unsweetened chocolate -- (1-ounce each) 1/2 cup butter 1 package powdered sugar -- (16-ounces) sifted 1/2 cup milk 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Cake: Cream butter, gradually add sugar beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add chocolate, mixing well.
Combine flour, soda and salt; gradually add to chocolate mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition. Add water, mixing well; stir in vanilla. (Batter will be thin.)
Pour batter evenly into 2 greased and floured 9-inch cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until caked tests done. Let cool in pans for 10 minutes; remove from pans and place on wire racks to complete cooling.
Frosting: Combine chocolate and butter; place over low hear until melted. Stirring constantly. Combine sugar, milk, and vanilla in a medium mixing bowl, mix well. Set bowl in a large pan of ice water, and stir in chocolate mixture; then beat at high speed of portable mixer until spreading consistency (about 2 minutes).
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