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Best Chocolate Cake with Fudge Frosting

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Mar 19, 2013
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Get ready for cake that’s a chocolate powerhouse and discover why it's called the best!

Best Chocolate Cake with Fudge Frosting

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 1 hr 15 min
  • Servings 12
  • Ingredients 17
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Ingredients

Cake

  • 2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 4 oz unsweetened baking chocolate, melted, cooled
  • 2 eggs

Fudge Frosting

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 3 oz unsweetened baking chocolate
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan, two 9-inch round cake pans, or three 8-inch round cake pans. In large bowl, beat all cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan(s).
  • Step 
    2
    Bake rectangle 40 to 45 minutes, rounds 30 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool rectangle in pan on cooling rack. Cool rounds 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely.
  • Step 
    3
    In 2 1/2-quart saucepan, mix all frosting ingredients except vanilla. 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 spreadable; stir in vanilla. Frost rectangle or fill and frost layers with frosting.

Nutrition

620 Calories
28 g Total Fat
6 g Protein
84 g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
620
Calories from Fat
250
Total Fat
28 g
Saturated Fat
10 g
Cholesterol
40 mg
Sodium
450 mg
Potassium
220 mg
Total Carbohydrate
84 g
Dietary Fiber
3 g
Protein
6 g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
2%
2%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
12%
12%
Exchanges:
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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