Grandma's Fudge Cake recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 (18.25 ounce) package chocolate cake mix 1 ½ cups milk 8 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 ¼ cups butter 5 tablespoons shortening 1 ½ cups white sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 pinch salt 1 cup white sugar ¼ cup milk ¼ cup butter
Nutrition Info
- 638.1 caloriescarbohydrate: 79.8 gcholesterol: 63.9 mgfat: 36.1 gfiber: 1.8 gprotein: 4.8 gsaturatedFat: 17.9 gservingSize: -sodium: 534 mgsugar: 59.9 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Grandma's Fudge Cake
Directions
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Bake chocolate cake mix according to package directions for two 9 inch layers. Let cakes cool then split layers in half.
In a saucepan mix 1-1/2 cups milk with 8 tablespoons flour, cook until thick and set aside to cool.
Beat 1 1/4 cup of butter and 5 tablespoons shortening until fluffy. Add 1-1/2 cups sugar and mix well. Stir in the flour mixture. Beat until mixture stands in peaks. Stir in vanilla.
Spread this mixture between the cake layers and refrigerate for 2 hours.
In a saucepan combine cocoa, 1 cup sugar, salt, 1/4 cup milk, and 1/4 cup butter. Cook over low heat and bring to a boil. Boil mixture for one minute, do not stir. Remove from heat and add 1 teaspoon vanilla and beat until thick, this may take a few minutes. Once thick pour mixture over cooled cake and let drizzle down sides of cake and over top. Keep cake refrigerated.