LuAnn's Family Favorites Recipes
Strawberry Fudge Cake
I won't spoil the fun by adding the nutrition facts! If you can manage to cut thin enough servings, the damage won't be TOO bad!
Yield: 16 servings
Ingredients
- 2 (15.15 ounce) packages chocolate chunk fudge brownie mix
- 2/3 cup canola oil (I used melted butter)
- 1/3 cup water
- 4 teaspoons strawberry extract
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup strawberry ice cream topping from a jar*
- 2 (16 ounce) cans vanilla frosting**
- 1 pint fresh strawberries
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat 2 (8-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray.
- In bowl, combine brownie mix, eggs, oil (or butter), 1/3 cup water and extract. Beat at medium speed until blended, 1 minute; stir in chips.
- Divide batter between pans. Bake 35 minutes or until wooden picks inserted into centers comes out with crumbs clinging.
- Puree strawberry topping until smooth. Poke holes into hot cakes; spread with topping. Cool in pans 30 minutes on racks.
- Run knife around edges of cakes. Remove from pans; cool completely.
- Place one cake layer on serving plate; spread with 1 1/2 cups frosting. Top with remaining layer. Spread top and side with remaining frosting. If desired, transfer 1 1/2 cups additional frosting to pastry bag fitted with large star
tip; pipe rosettes onto cake. Garnish with strawberries. (I also drizzled chocolate syrup in a zigzag pattern around the top edge of the frosted cake, allowing it to drip down the sides of the cake).
Notes
* I used low-sugar strawberry spread - not to save calories or sugar - obviously, this recipe is a "lost cause" already, but just because it seemed like it'd have a more natural strawberry taste. - LuAnn
** I used whipped vanilla frosting, to which I added a small amount of almond extract. I also used chocolate syrup in garnishing the cake. - LuAnn
Attribution
Posted by LuAnn at recipegoldmine.com.
Source: Woman's World magazine, May 24, 2004