Chocolate Cake

This  is a Delicious Chocolate Cake Recipe from Hersehys. My Kids love it and ask me to make it all the time.The Fudge Sauce recipe is my own,  it was inspired by a friend who helped me bake my first cake back in  college. This Fudge Sauce can be used over ice-creams  too.

 

• All Purpose Flour     - 1 and 3/4 c
• Sugar     -  2 c
• Eggs     - 2
• Veg. Oil     - 1/2 c
• Milk     - 1 c
• Boiling Water      - 1 c
• Salt     - 1/4 tsp
• Baking pwdr      - 1 tsp
• Baking soda      - 1 tsp
• Cocoa pwdr      - 3/4 c
• Vanilla ess.     -  2 tsp

1. Mix all the dry ingredients except for Sugar together.
2. Mix the Sugar and Oil in a big bowl.
3. Add the Eggs and Vanilla to the Sugar-Oil mixture and beat it well.
4. Add the Flour mixture little by little into the Sugar mixture.
5. Keep mixing and add little Milk at a time to the Sugar- Flour mixture.
6. Once all the Flour and Milk have been added, beat the batter nicely.
7. Add the Boiling water to this mixture slowly, mix well.
8. Heat the Oven to 350 F. Use two 8 inch pans or one 11x7 inch pan .
9. Apply little Oil/Butter to the pans .Pour the batter and bake for 30 - 35 mins.
10. Poke the center of the cake with a tooth pick to see if its done.
11. Let the Cake cook for atleast 2 hrs before applying the Fudge Sauce.

Fudge Sauce ( Optional )

• Butter     - 4 oz
• Sugar     - 6 Tbsp
• Vanilla ess.     - 1 tsp
• Milk - 1/4 c
• Cocoa pwdr - 1/4 c

1. Melt the Butter in a saucepan (preferebly non-stick).
2. Add the Cocoa pwdr and mix well. Add the Sugar and Milk.
3. Add the Vanilla ess. and keep stirring on medium heat.
4. Let the mixture boil and then lower the heat and let it simmer for 10 mins.
5. Then take it off the heat and let it cool.

Tip : Add 1 or 2 Tbsp. of Sugar more if you prefer a sweeter/ thicker Fudge sauce. The Cake should be cool before spreading the sauce, The sauce spreads easily when slightly warm.