Grandma's Fudge Cake

If you really like chocolate you're gonna love this. I will drive 500 miles to grandma's just for this cake.

• Calories: 638 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package chocolate cake mix
• ¼ cup butter
• 1 pinch salt
• ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• ¼ cup milk
• 1 ½ cups milk
• 1 ¼ cups butter
• 8 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 5 tablespoons shortening

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake chocolate cake mix according to package directions for two 9 inch layers. Let cakes cool then split layers in half.

Step 2

In a saucepan mix 1-1/2 cups milk with 8 tablespoons flour, cook until thick and set aside to cool.

Step 3

Beat 1 1/4 cup of butter and 5 tablespoons shortening until fluffy. Add 1-1/2 cups sugar and mix well. Stir in the flour mixture. Beat until mixture stands in peaks. Stir in vanilla.

Step 4

Spread this mixture between the cake layers and refrigerate for 2 hours.

Step 5

In a saucepan combine cocoa, 1 cup sugar, salt, 1/4 cup milk, and 1/4 cup butter. Cook over low heat and bring to a boil. Boil mixture for one minute, do not stir. Remove from heat and add 1 teaspoon vanilla and beat until thick, this may take a few minutes. Once thick pour mixture over cooled cake and let drizzle down sides of cake and over top. Keep cake refrigerated.