Fudge Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 cups cake flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 2 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted
• 1/4 cup light cream
• 2 cups sifted icing sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 generously grease 2 9 inch round layer pans.
• 3 combine chocolate and hot water in the top of a double boiler and heat until chocolate melts.
• 4 add ½ cup sugar and cook 2 minutes.
• 5 allow to cool slightly.
• 6 sift flour with baking soda and salt.
• 7 sift 2 more times.
• 8 cream butter with remaining sugar until light and fluffy.
• 9 add eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.
• 10 stir in vanilla, then add flour alternately with buttermilk, beating well.
• 11 add chocolate mixture and beat well.
• 12 pour batter into pans and bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 13 allow to cool.
• 14 while cake cools, prepare frosting.
• 15 mix melted butter and chocolate then add remaining ingredients and blend well.
• 16 spread cake with chocolate frosting.