Home Made Tunnel of Fudge Cake Recipe

How to make it

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• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 12-cup bundt pan or 10" angel food tube pan.
• Dust with flour; tap out excess.
• In a large bowl, beat together butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffly, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each
• addition.
• Gradually add 2 cups powdered sugar, beating until well blended.
• By hand, stir in flour, 3/4 cup cocoa, and nuts; mix until well blended.
• Spoon batter into prepared pan and spread evenly.
• Bake 58 to 62 minutes.
• Since this cake has a soft tunnel of fudge, ordinary doneness test cannot be used.
• Accurate oven temperature and baking time are critical.
• Let cake cool upright in pan on a rack for 1 hour; then invert onto serving plate and let cool completely.
• To make glaze, in a small bowl, combine remaining 3/4 cup powdered sugar, remaining 1/4 cup cocoa, and milk.
• Mix until well blended.
• Spoon glaze over top of cool cake, allowing some to run down
• sides.
• Store cake tightly covered.
• Nuts are essential for the success of this recipe.
• Note: I baked mine in a heart shaped tube pan!It came out beautiful!
• A really good chocolate cake which could come out to dry if you overbake it.
• Follow instructions explicitly!