CHOCOLATE FUDGE CAKE WITH BUTTERSCOTCH FUDGE FROSTING
My father-in-law is a baker for a bakery in our home state of New Jersey and claims (with a mysterious twinkle in his eyes) that this is HIS recipe! However, it seems to be the same cake my grandmother has been making since my mother was a little girl...HMMM... Whatever the case, this is real comfort food, especially if you go all the way and make the fudge sauce. It's something that both my grandmother AND father-in-law do:) *Cook and prep times are for all 3 recipes combined.*
Provided by JamesDeansGirl
Categories Dessert
Time 1h55m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- CAKE: Melt the chocolate with 1/3 cup water; stir until smooth.
- Remove pan from heat; let cool until lukewarm.
- Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350*F.
- Grease an 8 1/4x4 1/2" loaf pan; line the bottom with waxed paper.
- Put the sugar, butter, salt, baking soda, and vanilla in a medium bowl.
- Beat with an electric mixer on high speed until well blended.
- (The mixture WON'T be creamy.) Add 1 egg; beat until creamy, pale, and fluffy.
- Add the other egg.
- Reduce mixer speed to medium and beat in 1/2 the flour, then 1/2 the milk.
- Beat in the remaining flour and milk, then the chocolate, until blended.
- Scrape batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 60-65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool the cake in the pan for 5 minutes.
- Loosen edges from sides of pan; invert onto a wire rack and peel off the waxed paper.
- Turn right side up and cool completely.
- MAKE THE FROSTING: Melt the chocolate with the brown sugar and heavy cream in a medium saucepan over low heat, stirring often, until smooth.
- Remove pan from heat; add the butter, vanilla, and salt and stir until the butter has melted.
- With an electric mixer on low speed, beat in 1 cup of the powdered sugar.
- Increase the speed to high and beat for 1-2 minutes, or until light and fluffy.
- Reduce mixer speed to low and beat in the remaining powdered sugar.
- Increase speed to medium and beat the frosting for 1 minute longer.
- ASSEMBLE THE CAKE: Cut the cake in 2 layers.
- Spread 1/2 the frosting on the bottom layer, replace the top, and spread the remaining frosting over the top and sides.
- Serve as is, or with a scoop of ice cream and a generous portion of fudge sauce.
- MAKE THE FUDGE SAUCE: (OPTIONAL).
- Bring the evaporated milk and sugar to a boil in a medium saucepan, stirring often to dissolve the sugar.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Remove saucepan from heat.
- Add the chocolate, vanilla, and salt and let stand for 5 minutes until the chocolate melts.
- Beat with an electric mixer on high speed (be careful--the chocolate will spatter at first) until smooth and thick, about 3 minutes.
- Serve warm.
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Swastika Sharma
sharmaswastika64@aol.comThis cake is amazing! The chocolate and butterscotch flavors are the perfect combination.
Everest Gaming Official
geverest@gmail.comThis cake is so easy to make and it always turns out perfectly. It's my favorite chocolate cake recipe.
Mone Williams
m5@gmail.comI've made this cake several times and it's always a hit. It's the perfect dessert for any occasion.
Latasha Moore
l_moore@gmail.comThis cake was a bit too sweet for me, but my kids loved it.
Adams Emmanuel
e-adams@gmail.comI'm not a big fan of chocolate cake, but this one was really good. The frosting was especially delicious.
Borno Araf
b-araf@yahoo.comThis recipe is a bit time-consuming, but it's worth the effort. The cake is so moist and flavorful, and the frosting is divine.
William Mayes
mayes75@yahoo.comI made this cake for my husband's birthday and he loved it! He said it was the best chocolate cake he's ever had.
Matthew Fasano
m.f43@aol.comThis cake is definitely a keeper! It's perfect for any occasion.
andreas christianpaulus
christianpaulus.andreas31@hotmail.comI've never made a chocolate fudge cake before, but this recipe was easy to follow and the results were amazing! The cake was so rich and decadent, and the frosting was the perfect finishing touch.
M Umair Aslam
aslam_m24@yahoo.comThis cake is so moist and delicious! I love the combination of chocolate and butterscotch.
Colton Alexander
alexander-colton@hotmail.frI was disappointed with this recipe. The cake was dry and the frosting was too runny.
Huadely Campbell
chuadely@hotmail.comThis cake is amazing! The chocolate flavor is deep and rich, and the butterscotch frosting is the perfect complement. I highly recommend this recipe.
Oscar Obiajulu
o@aol.comThe cake was easy to make and turned out beautifully. The frosting was a bit too sweet for my taste, but overall it was a great recipe.
Nasrullah Panhwer
p@hotmail.comI've made this cake several times now, and it's always perfect. It's my go-to recipe for chocolate cake.
Computer Market
m_computer@yahoo.comThis chocolate fudge cake with butterscotch fudge frosting was a hit at my party! The cake was moist and decadent, and the frosting was rich and creamy. Everyone loved it!