Best 2 Ultimate Fudge Cake Recipes

THE ULTIMATE CHOCOLATE FUDGE THREE LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• For cake: Combine water and chocolate in small saucepan; cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate melts.
• Remove from heat and let cool.
• Beat 2/3 cup shortening until creamy; gradually add 1 3/4 cups sugar, beating well and scrapping down edges of bowl.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Sift 2 1/2 cups flour, soda, and 1/2 tsp salt; add to cake batter, alternating with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• Add cooled chocolate mixture and 1 tsp vanilla; mix just until blended.
• Pour batter into three greased and floured 9-inch layer pans.
• Bake at 350* for 17-20 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool in pans on wire wracks for 10 minutes; remove from pans, and cool completely on wracks.
• For filling: Place 1/4 cup flour in small saucepan; gradually stir in milk.
• Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thick.
• Remove from heat and let cool completely.
• Beat butter and 1/2 cup shortening until creamy; gradually add 1 cup sugar, beating well.
• Add 1 Tbsp vanilla, 1/4 tsp salt, and milk mixture; beat until smooth.
• Spread filling between cake layers.
• For frosting: Combine 3 cups sugar, 3/4 cup milk, 3/4 cup butter, 3 ounces chocolate in a medium saucepan.
• Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate melts.
• Cook over medium heat until mixture boils; boil 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
• Beat at high speed of electric mixer until frosting is of spreading consistency.
• Immediately spread on cake.
• Garnish with chocolate shavings.

ULTIMATE FUDGE CAKE

Steps:

• To start, preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease and flour a 12-cup bundt pan, and set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat sugar and butter until very light and fluffy.
• Add eggs to sugar mixture one at a time, and beat well after adding each egg.
• Add your confec sugar a little at a time, blending well.
• With your hands, stir in the flour, cocoa and walnuts.
• Spoon your batter into the prepared bundt pan, and spread it evenly.
• Bake in the lower third of your oven for 45 to 50 minutes until the top is set and the edges begin to pull away from the sides of the pan.
• You CANNOT test this cake by sticking a toothpick in it.
• This cake will be very fudgy.
• Cool in pan set upright on a wire rack for 1 1/2 hours.
• Then invert onto a serving plate, remove pan and cool cake an additional 2 hours.
• Make your glaze by combining sugar and cocoa and adding just enough milk to make a drizzle consistency.
• Drizzle glaze over cooled cake, and slice to serve.