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Ingredients
| semisweet baking chocolate squares: 4 oz (chopped) |
| water: 1/2 cup (hot) |
| granulated sugar: 1 1/2 cups |
| cake flour: 2 cups |
| baking soda: 1 tsp |
| salt: 1 tsp |
| salted butter: 1/2 cup |
| eggs: 3 |
| vanilla extract: 1 tsp |
| buttermilk: 2/3 cup |
| salted butter: 1/4 cup (melted) |
| semisweet baking chocolate squares: 2 oz (melted) |
| light whipping cream (fluid): 1/4 cup |
| powdered sugar (sifted): 2 cups |
| vanilla extract: 1 tsp |
Fudge Cake
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User rating:
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Prep Time
30 min -
Cook Time
30 min -
Servings
8 serving(s)
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Generously grease 2 9 inch round layer pans.
- Combine chocolate and hot water in the top of a double boiler and heat until chocolate melts.
- Add ½ cup sugar and cook 2 minutes.
- Allow to cool slightly.
- Sift flour with baking soda and salt.
- Sift 2 more times.
- Cream butter with remaining sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.
- Stir in vanilla, then add flour alternately with buttermilk, beating well.
- Add chocolate mixture and beat well.
- Pour batter into pans and bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Allow to cool.
- While cake cools, prepare frosting.
- Mix melted butter and chocolate then add remaining ingredients and blend well.
- Spread cake with chocolate frosting.