Chocolate Fudge Cake

SUBMITTED BY: Katarina Greer

"I first made this cake in my junior high home economics class. I've changed the recipe through the years to make the cake a little richer, and the icing is my own invention. --Katarina Greer, Victoria, British Columbia"

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PREP TIME	25 Min
COOK TIME	25 Min
READY IN	50 Min

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INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup milk
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
6 tablespoons baking cocoa
1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
FROSTING:
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1 tablespoon milk
1 (16 ounce) can vanilla frosting

DIRECTIONS

Grease a 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan; line with parchment paper. Grease the paper; set aside. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and brown sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine water and milk. Combine the flour, cocoa, cream of tartar, baking soda, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk mixture.
Pour into prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 22-27 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack. Remove and discard parchment paper. Cool cake completely.
For frosting, in a mixing bowl, cream butter, confectioners' sugar and cocoa until smooth. Beat in enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Transfer cake to a serving platter or covered board. Spread with chocolate frosting; decorate with vanilla frosting.