Fudge Cake

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Servings: 18
Yield: 18 servings

Description

For the true chocolate lover, this chocolate fudge cake is moist and dense, and you will love it. Great with cream cheese frosting or cooked fudge frosting.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup hot water
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
2 Cream butter and sugar together in a large bowl. Add vanilla, then eggs to mixture.
3 Mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl. Sour milk by adding lemon juice. Add flour mixture alternately with soured milk to creamed mixture.
4 Mix cocoa powder and hot water together in a small bowl, then beat into batter. Transfer batter to the prepared dish.
5 Bake in the preheated oven until an inserted toothpick comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool and frost with desired frosting.