Fudge Cake Recipe
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Fudge Cake

By: Kristen Faux 
"For the true chocolate lover, this cake is moist and dense and you are going to love it. Great with cream cheese frosting or cooked fudge frosting."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.1 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (41)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 9 x 13 inch cake
 

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 cup hot water
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup butter

Directions

  1. Cream butter or margarine and sugar together in a large bowl. Add vanilla, and then eggs to the mixture.
  2. In another bowl, mix together flour, soda, baking powder, and salt. Sour the milk by adding the lemon juice or vinegar. Add flour mixture alternately with soured milk to the creamed mixture.
  3. Mix cocoa and hot water together, and beat into batter.
  4. Bake 30 to 35 minutes at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Cool, and frost with desired frosting.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 194 | Total Fat: 6.4g | Cholesterol: 38mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 11, 2006 by Cherry Rae   view full review
I honestly can't believe more people haven't tried this recipe. It is probably one of the best...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 2, 2008 by Alisan   view full review
I would've given this 5 stars if I had not needed to change the recipe a tad. I put in 3/4 cup...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 21, 2006 by chellebelle   view full review
I scaled this for 9 servings and baked it in an 8x8 pan. It came out fine, taking about 30...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 23, 2008 by mommy2four   view full review
OHHHH WOW! This was soo good! This is going to be my favorite chocolate cake recipe! I used...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 6, 2004 by MichalH   view full review
A very good recipe if not overbaked, pay attention. The second one I made was very good and moist.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 21, 2002 by LINDAJOHNS   view full review
Very good! This recipe was very easy to make. It had a very moist, fudgy texture and lots of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 28, 2008 by Kris(py)   view full review
This cake was okay. It lacked chocolate flavor and wasn't very moist, but still it wasn't a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 11, 2008 by France   view full review
We loved it. Don't know why some people didn't like it, or how come it came out dry for them,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 22, 2008 by smiley93   view full review
This cake was really surprising! I followed it pretty much to the T and it came out very bland...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 15, 2010 by KEZ   view full review
My youngest daughter's partner will only eat chocolate cake so I made this mainly for him. I...

 

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