Best Decadent Fudge Cake Recipes

DECADENT FUDGE CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter in a large bowl. Gradually mix in sugar. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine buttermilk and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with flour, beginning and ending with flour. Add melted chocolate, chocolate syrup and vanilla. Stir in 1 cup miniature chocolate chips. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 325° for 1-1/4 hours or until a toothpick comes out clean. Immediately invert cake onto a serving plate; cool completely., Meanwhile, in a microwave, melt white chocolate and 2 tablespoons shortening; stir until smooth. Cool slightly; drizzle over cake. Melt remaining chips and shortening in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from the heat; cool slightly. Drizzle over white chocolate.

DECADENT CHOCOLATE FUDGE CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare cake mix as directed on package, using water, oil and egg measurements above.
• Bake in two greased and floured 8" round pans at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes.
• Cool in pans 10 minutes, remove from pans and cool completely on wire racks.
• Melt chocolate in medium saucepan over low heat.
• Heat cream and butter together in a large saucepan until it boils.
• Pour cream over chocolate and beat with wire whisk until smooth. Cool 20 minutes.
• Line 9" springform pan with waxed paper. Cut cooled cake into cubes. Place cake cubes in large mixer bowl.
• Pour 1-1/3 cups ganache over the cake cubes and mix on low speed with an electric mixture until texture is like thick fudge. Spread and press evenly in prepared pan, smoothing top. Freeze for one hour.
• Unmold cake, place on serving plate, remove waxed paper, and coat cake on the top and sides with remaining chocolate ganache. Store in refrigerator. 16-20 servings.

DECADENT FUDGE CAKE

Steps:

• Cream butter in a large mixing bowl; gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
• Dissolve soda in buttermilk, stirring well.
• Add to creamed mixture alternately with flour, beginning and ending with flour.
• Add 1 cup mini-morsels, melted chocolate, chocolate syrup, and vanilla, stirring just until blended (do not overbeat).
• Spoon batter into a heavily greased and floured 10 inch Bundt pan.
• Bake at 300 F for 1 hour and 25 to 35 minutes or until cake springs back when touched.
• Invert cake immediately onto a serving plate, and let cool completely.
• Combine 4 oz chopped white chocolate and 2 Tbls shortening in top of a double boiler; bring water to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low; cook until mixture is melted and smooth.
• Remove from heat.
• Drizzle melted white chocolate mixture over cooled cake.
• Melt remaining 1/2 cup mini-morsels and 2 tsp shortening in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth.
• Remove from heat, and let cool; drizzle over white chocolate.
• If desired, garnish with chocolate and white chocolate leaves.

DECADENT FUDGE CAKE

Steps:

• Cream the sugars and stock of butter for 30 minutes in stand mixer. Add: 2 whole eggs 2 squares melted chocolate 1 teaspoon vanilla Add: 2 cups sifted cake flour alternately with: 1/2 cup sour cream 1 cup BOILING water 1 teaspoon baking soda. Pour into prepared 2 - 8" cake layer pans, bake for 30 minutes until done. Cool 10 minutes in pans and turn out onto cake racks to cool completely. Whip cream, add powdered sugar and vanilla and set aside. Icing: melt chocolate and butter together. Add hot chocolate mixed to powdered sugar, add 4 tablespoons of sour cream and vanilla and beeat on high speed of mixer until thick, keeping the icing smooth and creamy. If icing is too thick, gradually add the 4th tablespoons of sour cream until the right consistency. Split both layers in two, making 4 layers. Spread the whipped cream between layer 1 and 2. Spread fudge icing on top of layer 2. Spread remaining whipped cream between layer 3 and 4. With the remaining fudge icing, spread over the sides and top of cake. A bamboo skewer inserted in center of cake helps to keep the layers in position while icing cake. Refrigerate.