Fudgy Pudgy Chocolate Cake is a rich and indulgent way to get your chocolate fix!
For the past couple of weeks, I have turned into one of “those” bloggers. You know…the bloggers who take the time to update their own blog but do not go and visit all of the blogs of those who make comments. I really believe that it is important to frequent the blogs of those who frequent Dine and Dish. I love and appreciate your comments and I love your blogs…I so miss reading them, but life has been so hectic lately and to be frank with you, my need for at least a few hours of sleep at night is starting to take over.
Soon, very soon, things will slow down. In the meantime, can I make it up to you with chocolate? This was a rich and delicious chocolate cake…even better the next day after it had been in the fridge!
If you love chocolate cake, you’ll absolutely love this Fudgy Pudgy Chocolate Cake Recipe! Check out my desserts category for more delicious sweet treats!
One of "Those" Bloggers....
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup baking cocoa
- 1 cup hot water
- 3/4 cup butter softened
- 2 3/4 cups packed brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Filling
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup butter softened
- Glaze
- 1/4 cup butter softened
- 2 tablespoons baking cocoa
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine cocoa and hot water until smooth; cool. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and brown sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk and cocoa mixture. Stir in vanilla.
- Pour into three greased and waxed paper lined 9 inch round baking pans. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
- In a small saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Gradually stir in milk until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Cool completely. In a small mixing bowl, cream butter. Gradually beat in cooled mixture. (If you are impatient like I was and don't wait for this to cool completely before beating it with the butter, you'll end up with a pudding/glaze like mixture instead of the whipped mixture. It was still good though!)
- Place one cake layer on a serving plate; spread with half of the filling. Repeat layers. Top with remaining cake.
- For glaze, in a small saucepan, melt butter; stir in cocoa until smooth. Add milk. Bring to a boil. Remove from the heat. With an electric mixer, beat in confectioners' sugar until blended. Cool for 15-20 minutes; spread over top of cake. Garnish with chocolate curls if desired. Store in the refrigerator.
Notes
If you love this chocolate cake recipe, you’ll love these other cake recipes too from around the web:
- Deep Dark Chocolate Cake from Dine & Dish
- Buttermilk Vanilla Cake from Wonky Wonderful
- Very Vanilla Mug Cake from Table for Two
- Citrus Bundt Cake from Amy’s Healthy Baking
This Fudgy Pudgy Chocolate Cake recipe was originally published on www.dineanddish.squarespace.com April 2007
With a name like Fudgy Pudgy how could this not be good? I am drooling.
Oh my Gawd! "Mommy, make the bad lady stop!" I found myself drooling and avidly reading down the ingredient list praying for strength to stay out of the kitchen as I mentally ticked off check marks for the ingredients ready in my pantry and jumping up and down for the chance to surrender their lives for this cake.
I am happy to announce my hips are safe for one more day since I am, alas, out of buttermilk. Shhhh! Say nothing about substitutskis you evil woman! Nay! Say no more!
I agree with you and yes, from time to time,we do need to take a break. Glad you are back.I just posted a Sloppy Joe!:)
Fudge cake!! What else can I say? YUM!
Don’t worry, Kristen – we love you anyway, sweetie!
Fantastic cake!
I need this cake!! I just hate to bake though, it’s not my strength.
Thank you, Kristen! I must check this issue of Taste of Home. We are chocolate fiends!
I am trying so hard to not make anymore treats for a couple weeks, but you are killing me here!!
Much deliciousness!
We forgive you!!! With 3 kids it has to get a little hectic…sleep is good. The chocolate Fudgy Pudgy Cake looks delish by the way!!!
Ahem, Fudgy Pudgy Cake – Chocolate. Oh, oooooooo NO, NO don’t make me. This just doesn’t seem very fair. Yeah, well right my mother always told me live isn’t fair.
Fudgy Pudgy . . .
Yes my dear, you can make it up to us at anytime. I know that people are busy and have lives… you take your time.
I was hoping you were just going to send me a piece, but, no, you post the recipe instead ….Now I’ll have to make it myself!
Oh Kristen, I feel I am in the same situation! The last couple of months have been hectic here, and I feel so bad when I can not catch up and visit… So, I hope this will pass too. And thanks for the cake, it looks fantastic!
A cake like that makes up for any transgressions (real or imagined). And if were delivered to my house…well…that would be perfect!
oh, mmm, YUM! sometimes reading through your rss feeds can take a long time and it’s easier to ignore. i totally understand 🙂
No apologies necessary. Just cake. Lots of cake. Please.
Darling, anything with chocolate forgives almost anything. 🙂
And besides, most of us totally understand!!! We all have crazy busy times.
No worries Kristin! I think everyone can relate to being busy! That cake looks incredibly decadent and rich! Yum!
You can DEFINITELY make up with chocolate. That looks divine. 🙂
Continue making it up to us like this & we won’t care whether you visit us or not! Just send lots of cake our way 😉
The cake looks so rich & moist. I wish I could have a tiny slice.
Another busy blogger…you describe my problem perfectly. Since you often visit and comment, I have you at the top of my list of blogs to visit in the spare moment or two available. This cake is drool worthy for sure. Hope your life eases up soon.
um…yea
guilty as charged too with the same offense.
But that cake….oh hon….could you possibly kill me in a more painful way!?!?!
Aww, you didn’t have to. But I’m glad you did 🙂 This cake looks so impressive and I love the name. Who can resist this!?!!
I am a new visitor… but don’t feel obligated to stop by at my blog! I have been totally blessed just by the chocolate! Thanks SO much… now I need to go find some chocolate!
Hope things slow down for you soon!
Angie
I can understand "life" getting in the way of "blogging"
Right now there’s a pesky fire we’re worrying about. The flames have missed Santa Barbara, but it it continues to rage in our county’s back country…where the endangered California Condor makes it’s home, among countless other "critters." It’s now heading on down south toward Ojai and the Ventura County Line.
The smoke is causing health problems here and even as far away as Nevada.
This cake might take my mind off of the pain of breathing right how.
I’m usually the other way around…I check other people’s blogs but struggle at updating mine!
I know i"ve alreaady commented, but I want to tell you that I’ve tagged you for a meme. The details are on my blog. Hope you’ll participate..I’d love to know more about you.
I’m guilty of that too. I want to dive right into that cake.
hey, we’ve all been there.. its ok. its hard to keep up with everyone’s blogs. but on another note… that cake looks amazing
Wow! Indulgence City! I will have a large slice please, very large, just keep moving that knife across!
I love the drizzle down the sides!
That cake looks incredibly delicious! I will have to make it
I am catching up too and bang! I come across this cake…yum!!!