10/12/09

Fudge Cake

Over the weekend I made a fudge cake for one of L's co-workers. This was my first time making this type of cake as well as chocolate butter cream icing. I decided to use the Grand Fudge recipe from the Ghirardelli website.

I actually had to make the cake two times after the first one fell to pieces. L was more than happy to provide a rescue home for the first cake. Thankfully, the second try turned out well.
Below is the recipe used and a picture of the finished product.

Grand Fudge Cake
3/4 cup(s) Unsweetened Cocoa
2 cup(s) all-purpose flour
1 3/4 cup(s) sugar
1 teaspoon(s) baking powder
1 teaspoon(s) baking soda
1/2 teaspoon(s) salt
1 cup(s) butter or margarine, softened
1 1/3 cup(s) milk
2 large eggs
2 teaspoon(s) vanilla

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease and lightly flour two 9-inch round cake pans. In a medium bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, and set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Reduce speed to low, and add vanilla and eggs one at a time, scraping bowl after each addition. Alternately add flour mixture and milk (starting and ending with the flour mixture), while mixing on low speed. Continue to mix until smooth. Pour into prepared pans. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in the center of cake comes out clean.


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