THIS cake is a real winner. I have made it many, many times. Most recently, I made it as a birthday cake. But not just any birthday cake, mind you. Jaxon's stuffed pig, Piggy, was turning 3 and Jaxon wanted us to have a party for him.
While he set to work making party hats for the guests, I set to work on this cake. ;-) Since it's a doctored cake, it's easy to prepare. And since it's a fudge cake, it's a fan favorite.
Chocolate Fudge Cake with Fudge Frosting
CAKE
1 package plain yellow cake mix
1 1/3 cups water
1 cup chocolate syrup
1, 3.9 oz package chocolate instant pudding mix
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs
- Place a rack in the center of the oven, and preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray two 9-inch round cake pans with vegetable oil spray and dust with cocoa. Shake out the excess cocoa and set aside the pans.
- Place the cake mix, water, chocolate syrup, pudding mix, cocoa powder, oil, and eggs in a large mixing bowl. Blend on low speed with an electric mixer for 30 seconds to 1 minute, until the ingredients are incorporated, then stop the machine and scrape down the sides. Blend again on medium speed for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes, or until the batter is smooth and thickened.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pans, dividing it equally. Place the pans in the oven side by side.
- Bake until the center springs back when lightly pressed with your finger, 30 to 35 minutes. Remove the layers from the oven, and place them on a wire rack to cool 15 minutes.
- Run a sharp knife around the edges of the layers, and invert them once onto a rack, then again onto another rack so that the layers cool right side up for 15 more minutes. The cakes may sink a bit in the middle, that is due to the brownie-like texture of the cake.
- While the cakes are cooling, prepare the frosting (recipe follows).
FROSTING
1 stick butter, softened
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup chocolate syrup
4 cups confectioners sugar
1/8 - 1/4 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
Dash of salt
- Place the butter, cocoa powder, and chocolate syrup in a large mixing bowl. Blend on low speed until just combined.
- Add the confectioners sugar, 2 tablespoons of milk, vanilla, and salt, and blend on low speed until the sugar is combined, then increase the mixer to medium-high speed and blend 1 minute longer. Add more milk - 2 tablespoons at a time until smooth and spreadable.
- Apply frosting to cooled cake.
Get ready to PAR-TAY!
If you're a fan of "doctored" cake mix cakes, make sure to check out these other Harris Sisters' recipes:
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