Chocolate Fudge Cake
1 lb Milk chocolate 1/2 lb Semisweet or -extra-bittersweet chocolate 3/4 lb Softened butter FUDGE CAKE 3 c Cake flour 2 c Light-brown sugar 2 1/4 ts Baking powder 3/4 ts Baking sod...
Ingredients
- 1lbmilk chocolate
- 1/2lbsemisweet or
- 2cup light-brown sugar
- 21/4 ts baking powder
- 3/4tsp baking soda
- 3/4tsp salt
- 11/2 c milk
- 3eggs
Directions
- 1
1 lb Milk chocolate 1/2 lb Semisweet or -extra-bittersweet chocolate 3/4 lb Softened butter FUDGE CAKE 3 c Cake flour 2 c Light-brown sugar
- 2
Chop both chocolates into coarse bits and melt in a double boiler set over hot (not boiling) water
- 3
Stir occasionally until completely melted
- 4
Remove pan from hot water and allow the chocolate to cool until just no longer warm to the touch, about 20 minutes
- 5
Place the butter in a bowl and beat in the cooled chocolate until the mixture is evenly blended, about 3 minutes
- 6
Frosting can be stored at a cool temperature for up to 3 days, or several months in the freezer
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Heat the oven to 350F
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Butter two 9-inch round cake pans and line them with buttered and floured parchment paper or waxed paper