wellelsey fudge cake

(from maude’s recipe box)

Categories: Cake/Pies/Pastry

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 C all purpose flour
  • 1 t baking owder
  • 2 t soda
  • 1/2 t salt
  • Bloom:
  • 1/2 C dutch chocolate
  • 3/4 C hot water
  • 2 t vanilla
  • Set aside
  • Beat 2 sticks butter and 2 C white sugar 3 minutes
  • Work in 2 eggs; 1 at a time and only beat enough to incorporate
  • Add 1/3 flour mixture
  • then 1/2 C buttermilk
  • Repeat 1/3 flour AND ANOTHER 1/2 c BUTTERMILK
  • Last 1/3 of flour and mix only enough to incorporate
  • Add bloomed chocolate gradually and mix only about 1 minute
  • Bake 350 about 30 minutes in 2-8 inch square or circular pans Pans greased and floured

Directions

  1. Fudge frosting

  2. 1/2 C evaporated milk

  3. 1 1/2 C light brown sugar

  4. 4 T butter

  5. dash salt

  6. COOOK UNTIL REACHES 235-238 with meat thermometer

  7. IMMEDIATELY POUR INTO MIXER ADD another

  8. 4 T butter

  9. 1/2 C evaporated mijlk

  10. Beat on low 1 minute

  11. Let cool to 130 degrees-about 10-15 minutes

  12. Add 8 ounces bitter sweet chocoloate

  13. 1 t vanilla

  14. Add 3 C SIFTED confectioners sugar and mix 3 minutes

  15. COOL FROSTING TO 80 degrees- about 1 hour

  16. On medium high mixer- beat about 1 minute

  17. NNOW FROST CAKE

  18. Refrigerate at least 1 hour

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