Hot Fudge Cake
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
-
20
ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 3 1⁄2 tablespoons cocoa
- 1 cup water
- 1⁄2 cup shortening (may use Crisco butter falvor shortening sticks)
- 2 eggs (may use Egg Beaters)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 cup buttermilk
- 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans
-
Icing
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 3 1⁄2 tablespoons cocoa
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1⁄3 cup sweet milk
- 2 - 2 1⁄2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 1⁄2 cups chopped pecans
directions
- Stir and set aside the flour and sugar.
- Mix and bring to a boil the butter, cocoa, water, shortening-pour over flour and sugar and mix well Add eggs, vanilla, soda and buttermilk and mix well.
- Stir in Pecans.
- Pour into a buttered 9"x12"x3" baking pan and bake@ 400* for 20-25 minutes.
- -----------Icing------------.
- While cake is baking make the icing.
- Melt butter, add milk, cocoa, vanilla, then add sugar and pecans.
- Cook 5-6 min.
- after starting to boil (cook on high flame).
- Pour over cake as soon as it comes out of the oven.
- The topping should be like fudge (cruncy).
- We love it this way.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Sylvia Brown
Port Arthur, Tx
I have retired from nursing.I do a lot of crocheting in my spare time. I give most of my work away. I get most of my receipes from Taste of Home.