Best Chocolate Cake with Fudge Frosting


Serves: 12
Total Calories: 475

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup shortening
3/4 cup water
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 eggs
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
Fudge Frosting
FUDGE FROSTING
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup shortening
3 ounces unsweetened chocolate
2/3 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350°. Grease and flour rectangular pan, 13 x 9 x 2 inches, 3 round pans, 8 x 1 1/2 inches, or 2 round pans, 9 x 1 1/2 inches. Beat all ingredients except Fudge Frosting in large bowl on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pans.
2. Bake rectangular pan 40 to 45 minutes, round pans 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool rounds 10 minutes remove from pans. Cool completely. Prepare Fudge Frosting frost cake. Fill layers with 1/3 cup frosting frost side and top with remaining frosting.



FUDGE FROSTING
Mix all ingredients except vanilla in 2 1/2-quart saucepan. Heat to rolling boil, stirring occasionally. Boil 1 minute without stirring. Place saucepan in bowl of ice and water. Beat until frosting is smooth and of spreading consistency stir in vanilla.

1 SERVING: Calories 620 (Calories from Fat 250) Fat 28g (Saturated 10g) Cholesterol 40mg Sodium 450mg Carbohydrates 89g (Dietary Fiber 3g) Protein 6g.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 12
Total Calories: 475
Calories from Fat: 155

This Best Chocolate Cake with Fudge Frosting recipe is from the Betty Crocker's Best-Loved Recipes Cookbook. Download this Cookbook today.




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