Cocoa Fudge Cake (Recipe from the Betty Crocker Cookbook)
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups sugar
2/3 cup cocoa
½ cup shortening
1 ½ cups buttermilk
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches, 2 round pans, 8 or 9×1 ½ inches, or 12-cup bundt cake pan. Beat all ingredients on low speed, scraping bowl constantly, 30 seconds. Beat on high speed, scraping bowl occasionally, 3 minutes. Pour into pan(s).
Bake until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, rectangle 35 to 40 minutes, rounds 30 to 35 minutes, bundt cake 40 to 45 minutes; cool. Frost with Creamy Cocoa Frosting if desired.
Cocoa Fudge Cupcakes: Line 30 medium muffin cups, 2 1/2×1 ¼ inches, with paper baking cups. Pour batter into cups, filling each ½ full. Bake 20 minutes.
Red Devils Food Cake: Substitute ½ cup packed brown sugar for ½ cup of the granulated sugar and 2 squares (1 ounce each) unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled, for the cocoa.
Creamy Cocoa Frosting:
1/3 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup cocoa
2 cups powdered sugar
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
About 2 tablespoons milk
Sift together cocoa and powdered sugar. Add softened butter and cream. Beat in milk and vanilla until smooth and of spreading consistency. Frosts a 13×9-inch cake or fills and frosts two 8- or 9-inch cake layers.
This is the cake we served for Rebecca’s birthday this past Monday. It is so delicious and moist, plus easy to make. I want to try the Red Devils Food Cake variation soon.
Yum!