jean's double fudge cake
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After watching the movie, "It's Complicated", I came up with my own version of a double fudge cake...it has been a hit ever since! Enjoy!
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prep time
25 Min
cook time
20 Min
Ingredients For jean's double fudge cake
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1 cbutter or margarine ( i use 1 stick of each)
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1 3/4 cwhite sugar
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3 lgeggs
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1 1/2 tspvanilla flavoring
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1 cmilk, room temperature
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1/2 cwarm water
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2-3chocolate, unsweetened squares...melted in double boiler with 1 tbsp of butter
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2 1/2 call purpose flour
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6 Tbspcocoa, unsweetened
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1 1/2 tspbaking powder
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1 tspsalt
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1/2 tspespresso granules
- CHOCOLATE FUDGE FROSTING
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1/2 cbutter
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3 ozchocolate, unsweetened squares
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3 Tbspcocoa powder
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1/2 tspvanilla extract
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1 tspgodiva chocolate liqueur
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1/4 tspespresso granules
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1 lbsugar, confectioner's
How To Make jean's double fudge cake
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1Preheat oven to 350 and grease and flour 3- 8 in round cake pans.
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2Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt and espresso granules. Set aside.
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3In large bowl, cream together the margaine/butter and sugar for 5 minutes on med high speed. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in vanilla. Beat in flour mixture alternately with milk/water mixture just until incorporated. Start and end with flour mixture. Divide equally into 3 cake pans.
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4Bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, depending on your oven, until cake tests done. Allow to cool.
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5For frosting: Melt chocolate and butter in microwave or double boiler. In large bowl,combine cocoa powder, sugar, vanilla extract, Godiva Chocolate liqueur, espresso granules and 1/2 cup of the milk.
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6Blend in the melted chocolate mixture with the sugar mixture. Add remaining milk, a little at a time, until desired consistency is reached.
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7Let stand until spreadable...frosting will thicken as it cools.
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8Once cake and frosting have cooled, frost between layers and exterior of cake. For extra flavor, brush warm cake layers with chocolate liqueur prior to frosting.
- Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!
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