Categories: Cake/Pies/Pastry

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 C all purpose flour
• 1 t baking owder
• 2 t soda
• 1/2 t salt
• Bloom:
• 1/2 C dutch chocolate
• 3/4 C hot water
• 2 t vanilla
• Set aside
• Beat 2 sticks butter and 2 C white sugar 3 minutes
• Work in 2 eggs; 1 at a time and only beat enough to incorporate
• Add 1/3 of total flour mixture flour
• then 1/2 C buttermilk
• Repeat 1/3 flour mixture
• AND ANOTHER 1/2 c BUTTERMILK
• Last the 1/3 of flour mixture and mix only enough to incorporate
• Add bloomed chocolate gradually and mix only about 1 minute
• Bake 350 about 30 minutes in 2-8 inch square or circular pans Pans greased and floured

Directions

1. Fudge frosting

2. 1/2 C evaporated milk

3. 1 1/2 C light brown sugar

4. 4 T butter

5. dash salt

6. COOOK UNTIL REACHES 235-238 with meat thermometer

7. IMMEDIATELY POUR INTO MIXER ADD another

8. 4 T butter

9. 1/2 C evaporated mijlk

10. Beat on low 1 minute

11. Let cool to 130 degrees-about 10-15 minutes

12. Add 8 ounces bitter sweet chocoloate

13. 1 t vanilla

14. Add 3 C SIFTED confectioners sugar and mix 3 minutes

15. COOL FROSTING TO 80 degrees- about 1 hour

16. On medium high mixer- beat about 1 minute

17. NOW FROST CAKE

18. Refrigerate at least 1 hour

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