This Wellesley fudge cake recipe makes two 9inch round layers of rich chocolaty cake Frost with thick fudge icing or any kind you like
Prep Time
1 hr 5 mins
Dificult
Medium
Servings
12
Ingredients
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round pans.
Sift flour
baking soda
and salt together three times.
Heat water
1/2 cup sugar
and chocolate in a small saucepan
stirring constantly
for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool to lukewarm.
While the chocolate mixture is cooling
beat remaining 1 1/4 cup sugar and butter in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs
one at a time
beating thoroughly after each addition. Add 1/2 of the flour mixture and beat until smooth. Add remaining flour mixture in two batches
alternating with milk
beating until smooth after each addition.
Mix in cooled chocolate and vanilla until well combined. Pour batter into the prepared pans.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
