Chocolate Fudge Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups miniature semisweet chocolate chips, divided
• 4 ounces sweet chocolate, melted and cooled (2 bars)
• 1/3 cup chocolate syrup
• 4 ounces chocolate, chopped
• 2 tablespoons shortening, plus
• 2 teaspoons shortening, divided
• 1 cup buttermilk

Recipe

• 1 cream butter in a large mixing bowl; gradually adding sugar, beating well at medium speed with an electric mixer.
• 2 add eggs, one at a time, beating after every egg.
• 3 dissolve soda in buttermilk, stirring well.
• 4 add creamed mixture with flour.
• 5 add 1 cup of mini chocolate, melted chocolate,chocolate syrup,and vanilla, stirring until blended.
• 6 whatever you do don't over beat.
• 7 spoon batter into a heavily greased and floured 10 inch bundt pan.
• 8 bake 300 degrees for 1 hour and 25 or 35 minutes or until cake springs back when touched.
• 9 invert cake immediately onto a serving plate and let cool completely.
• 10 combine 4 ounces chopped chocolate and 2 tablespoon of shortening in top of double boiler; bring it to a boil.
• 11 reduce heat to low; cook until mixture is melted and smooth.
• 12 remove from heat.
• 13 drizzle melted chocolate mixture over cooled cake.
• 14 melt remaining 1/2 cup mini-morsels and 2 teaspoons shortening in a small sauce pan over low heat, stirring until smooth.
• 15 remove from heat, and let cool; drizzle over chocolate.