Best Chocolate Cake with Fudge Frosting
Best Chocolate Cake with Fudge Frosting recipe
Yield
18 servingsPrep
20 minCook
40 minReady
60 minTrans-fat Free
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 2 | cups |
sugar
|
|
| ½ | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| ¾ | cup |
water
|
|
| ¾ | cup |
buttermilk
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
baking powder
|
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 4 | ounces |
unsweetened chocolate
unsweetened, melted and cooled |
|
| Fudge frosting | |||
| 2 | cups |
sugar
|
|
| ½ | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 3 | ounces |
unsweetened chocolate
|
|
| ⅔ | cup |
milk
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
vanilla extract
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 473 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 473 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 118 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 177 | ml |
water
|
|
| 177 | ml |
buttermilk
|
|
| 5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 115.6 | ml/g |
unsweetened chocolate
unsweetened, melted and cooled |
|
| Fudge frosting | |||
| 473 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 118 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 86.7 | ml/g |
unsweetened chocolate
|
|
| 158 | ml |
milk
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
Directions
Heat oven to 350℉ (180℃).
Grease and flour 13 x 9 x 3 pan, 3 8" round pans or 2 9" round pans.
Beat all ingredients except fudge frosting in a large bowl on low speed for 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed for 3 minutes, scraping bowl constantly. Pour into pan(s).
Bake for 40 to 45 minutes (rectangle pan) or 30 to 35 minutes (round pans), or until wooden pick comes out clean. Cool rounds 10 min.; remove from pans. Cool completely. Frost.
Fudge Frosting: Mix all ingredients except vanilla in a 2½ quart saucepan. Heat to a rolling boil, stirring occasionally. Boil 1 minute without stirring. Place saucepan in a bowl of ice and water. Beat until frosting is smooth and of spreading consistency; add vanilla.
