Chocolate Fudge Cake Recipe
- Author: Jess McGurn *BrightGreenDoor*
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 35 mins
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 1 cake 1x
- 2 C. sugar
- 1 C. butter
- 3 eggs
- 4 T. Cocoa
- 1 C. Sour Milk (milk with a capful of apple cider vinegar in it)
- 2 t. baking soda
- 3 C. flour
- 2t. vanilla
- 1 C. boiling water
- Frosting Ingredients-1/2 C. margarine, 1/4 C. Cocoa, 6 T. milk, 2 T. coffee, 1 t. vanilla,1-1.5 lbs powdered sugar
- Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, milk, and soda. Add dry ingredients then vanilla and boiling water.
- Bake at 325 in two greased 9″ circular baking pans (or one 9×13 pan) until firm in the middle (about 35 minutes) Cool.
- For frosting combine margarine and cocoa in saucepan until melted. Slowly add in milk, margarine and cocoa until blended, heat until boiling. Pour over 1 lb. powdered sugar. Add in a splash of coffee (about 2T.) and vanilla. Continue mixing and adding powered sugar until it is a thick pourable consistency.
- Pour a thin layer of frosting between cooled cake layers and stack. Then pour remaining frosting over cake. Use spatula to smooth sides.
- Decorate with sprinkles, rock candy, or whatever you desire! Serve with vanilla ice cream.