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Christmas Fudge Cake Recipe

The holidays were very important in our family. Grandma knew how to make them extra special, with all sorts of baked goodies, like this Christmas Fudge Cake.

Contributed By: From Grandma Hanley's Cookbook Collection

Christmas Fudge Cake Ingredients:

• 1 egg

• 4 squares unsweetened chocolate

• 1 cup sugar

• 3/4 cup milk

• 1/4 cup butter

• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening

• 1 1/2 cups sugar

• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

• 4 eggs

• 3 cups flour

• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda

• 1/2 teaspoon salt.

• 1 cup milk

How to make Christmas Fudge Cake:

1. Beat egg.

2. In a saucepan, combine egg, unsweetened chocolate squares,1 cup sugar, and milk.

3. Heat slowly, stirring frequently, until chocolate melts and mixture thickens.

4. Remove from heat, set aside, allowing to cool to room temperature.

5. In a large bowl, mix 1/4 cup butter and 1/2 cup shortening.

6. Add 1 1/2 cups sugar and cream together.

7. Add vanilla and eggs, beating and mixing well.

8. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking soda and salt.

9. Alternately add in flour mixture and milk, beating until smooth.

10. Blend in chocolate mixture.

11. Grease 3- 9 inch round cake pans.

12. Pour batter into cake pans.

13. Bake in pre-heated oven at 350 degrees for 25 - 30 minutes.

14. Test for doneness with a toothpick.

15. Remove from oven and place on wire racks to cool.

Frosting and Decorating:

1. Add tinted mint flavored extract to your favorite frosting.
2. After cakes have cooled, frost them, as you stack them on top of each other.
3. Melt 2-3 squares of unsweetened chocolate with 2 teaspoons butter.
4. Cool slightly, then dribble chocolate over frosting.
5. Decorate the top with green and red christmas candies.

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