Chocolate Fudge Cake with Boxed Cake Mix

This rich, thick chocolate fudge icing is spread over chocolate cake. Easy to
make and one of my most requested recipes.

Servings: 8 slices

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1 Make a chocolate cake according to the description on the box. I recommend
making (2) 8in cake layers.
2 Sift the powdered sugar and cocoa powder into a large bowl. This is very
important or your frosting will turn out lumpy.
3 In a medium saucepan on medium to low heat, add 4 tablespoons of the butter, the
brown sugar, and a half cup of the heavy cream. Heat for 8 minutes stirring
frequently.
4 Reduce heat to low and cook another 10 minutes, stirring frequently. The mixture
should thicken and become a deep golden brown.
5 Take the saucepan off the stove and do the following: Add the remaining 4
tablespoons of butter and stir. Break the chocolate into pieces and stir until
combined. Add the remaining half cup of heavy cream and the 1 tsp vanilla. Stir
until everything is combined.
6 Pour the saucepan into the large bowl of powdered sugar and cocoa powder. Using
a whisk, whisk everything together until smooth.
7 Leave to cool at room temperature, whisking occassionally. It will more than
likely still be a little runny and hard to keep it on the cake. I recommend
refrigerating until it is the right consistency. You want it to be spreadable
but not run. If you leave it in the refrigerator too long and it gets too thick
to spread on your cake, let it sit on the counter a few minutes to warm back up.
8 Place one 8in cake layer on a board or your cake carrier and spoon or pipe a
thick layer of frosting. Spread it out to cover the top of the cake. I recommend
putting this layer of cake in the refrigerator for 10 minutes to thicken the
icing especially if it's warm in the kitchen. This ensures it sets up and won't
push out when you put the top layer on and frost the rest of the cake.
9 Add the other layer of cake onto the frosted bottom layer. Frost the whole cake
and decorate as desired. Serve immediately or refrigerate until serving.

Chocolate Fudge Cake with Boxed Cake Mix

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