Red Devil's Food Chocolate Fudge Cake

Name: Red Devil's Food Chocolate Fudge Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 1 cake, 20 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/2 cup buttermilk or 1/2 cup sour milk; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 3/4 cup shortening; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1/2 cup cocoa; 1 teaspoon red food coloring; 1 teaspoon vinegar; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 2 eggs; 2 1/4 cups flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 cup boiling water; 1/2 cup margarine; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 lb powdered sugar; 1 cup coconut; 6 tablespoons milk; 4 tablespoons cocoa; 1 cup nuts, chopped

Submitted by sweetcakes

"This cake bakes in 15 minutes! The frosting is very easy to make and very good!"

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Ready In:: 1hr 10mins
Ingredients:: 19
Yields:: 1 cake
Serves:: 20

ingredients

¹⁄₂ cup buttermilk or 1/2 cup sour milk
1 teaspoon baking soda
³⁄₄ cup shortening
1 teaspoon vanilla
¹⁄₂ cup cocoa
1 teaspoon red food coloring
1 teaspoon vinegar
1 ¹⁄₂ cups sugar
2 eggs
2 ¹⁄₄ cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¹⁄₂ cup boiling water
Chocolate fudge icing
¹⁄₂ cup margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 lb powdered sugar
1 cup coconut
6 tablespoons milk
4 tablespoons cocoa
1 cup nuts, chopped

directions

Disolve soda in milk and vinegar; set aside.
Mix sugar and shortening until creamy then mix with eggs and vanilla.
Sift flour with cocoa and baking powder.
Mix dry and liquid ingredients together, except the food coloring and water should be added last.
Bake at 375, for 15 to 20 minutes in a 9x13 pan.
Frost with chocolate fudge icing:
Five minutes before cake is done, place margarine in saucepan; bring to boil, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat; add remaining ingredients.
Beat well and spread on hot cake.