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Fudge Cake Circa 1898 Recipe

	Jaie / All my dishes 2 years, 4 months ago This really is from 1898. It was made at the Wellesly Tea Room in Boston, MA. There is so much chocolate flavor it could end your chocolate cravings over for a month! Prep:30m Cook:30m Servings:8	Jaie
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Ingredients

Cake:

4 squares unsweetened chocolate

1/2 cup hot water

1/2 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 3/4 cup sifted all-purpose flour or 2 cups sifted Cake Flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup butter

11/4 cups sugar

3 eggs

3/4 cup milk

Frosting:

4 squares unsweetened chocolate

2 tablespoons butter

4 cups confectioners' sugar

dash of salt

1/2 cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla

additional milk if the frosting thickens too much

Directions

Cake:

In a saucepan, heat chocolate with water over very low heat, stirring until smooth.

Add 1/2 cup sugar and cook and stir for 2 minutes more.

Cool to lukewarm (not until it "looks"warm...old and bad joke!)

Add vanilla.

In a bowl, sift flour, baking soda and salt.

Cream butter.

Gradually beat in the sugar; continue beating until fluffy.

Beat eggs in thoroughly, one at a time.

Add flour and milk, alternately, beating after each addition, until smooth.

Blend in the chocolate mixture.

Pour into 2 greased and floured 9-inch pans.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes, or until cake test works.

Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan and finish cooling on racks.

Fill and frost with fudge frosting.

Frosting:

In a saucepan, melt 4 squares of unsweetened chocolate a 2 tablespoons of butter over very low heat.

In a bowl, combine 4 cups unsifted confectioners' sugar, a dash of salt, 1/2 cup milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla.

Add chocolate mixture, blending well.

Let stand if necessary, until of spreading consistency, stirring occasionally.

Add more milk if the icing thickens too much for spreading.

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Comments

grizzlybear 2 years, 4 months ago said:
OH MAN THIS SOUNDS GOOD..........I will defently try this one.......THANKS

angelgal 2 years, 4 months ago said:
My hubby is gonna love you for this recipe!!!! He's addicted to chocolate!!

huckleberrypie 2 years, 4 months ago said:
Looks amazing!

shirleyoma 2 years, 4 months ago said:
I'm addicted too.. looks sooooooooo good!!

jaie 2 years, 4 months ago said:
Thanks everyone...you made my night! Also, thank you to whoever added this to the chocolate group!

zena824 2 years, 4 months ago said:
Jaie... this is awesome for sure.... will add it to all my *big cake* recipes..

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