Recipe

Wellesley Fudge Cake Recipe

	Georgesgirlnumber1 / All my dishes 8 months ago It's a great tasting chocolate cake and well worth the work. Been in my family for years and everyone loves it. Prep:25m Cook:30m Servings:139	Georgesgirl
	a little involved but well worth it

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Ingredients

Cake:

4 sq unsweetened baker's chocolate

1/2 c. hot water

1/2 c. sugar

2 c sifted flour

1 t. baking soda

1 t salt

milk (2/3 c if using butter, 3/4 c if using Crisco)

1/2 c. butter (YES) or Crisco

1 1/4 c. sugar

3 eggs, unbeaten

1 t vanilla

Frosting:

2 c. sugar

1/4 c light corn syrup

1/2 c. butter

1 jar maraschino cherries

1/2 c. milk

2 1-oz. squares unsweetened chocolate

1 t. vanilla

Directions

Cake:

Place chocolate and water in top of double boiler

Cook adn stir until chocolate melts

Add 1/2 c. sugar

cook and stir 2 minutes

Cool to lukewarm.

Sift flour once

measure

add soda and salt and sift three times (yes, you have to do it three times!!!)

Cream butter and add 1 1/4 c of sugar gradually

cream together until light and fluffy

Add eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly

Add vanilla and blend

Then add flour alternately with milk, beating after each addition until smooth

Add chocolate mixture

blend

Pour into one greased and floured 13 x 9" pan

Bake at 350 for approximately 30 minutes.

Frosting:

Sitr all ingredients, except vanilla, together in heavy saucepan over low heat until chocolate melts

Bring to full rolling boil, stirring constantly

boil one minute

Off heat, beat until lukewarm

stir in vanilla and continue stirring until good spreading consistency.

(I put it in refrigerator for a minute or 2 when I get tired and then resume stirring)

Frost cooled cake

cut in squares and top each square with a cherry

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Comments

organicmama 8 months ago said:
It sounds good, thanks for sharing.

georgesgirlnumber1 8 months ago said:
Yw!!

chef2 7 months, 4 weeks ago said:
Wow wow is all I can say I rather fall into chocolate then love :>))))))))) Thak u

georgesgirlnumber1 7 months, 4 weeks ago said:
All in the family have tried the various shortcuts with this recipe and it just does not fly...you have to go all the way through and follow to the T. That sifting 3 times DOES make a difference.

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