A recipe for a chocolate fudge cake. It is a dense, moist, and fudgy chocolate cake baked in a bundt or tube cake pan. It is a great dessert for any occasion.
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Prep Time20minutes
Cook Time1hour45minutes
Total Time2hours5minutes
AuthorRenee
Ingredients
4large eggsseparated
2cupsall-purpose flour
1/4teaspoonbaking powder
1/4teaspoonsalt
1cupunsalted butterat room temperature
2cupsgranulated sugar
1/4cupcocoa powdersifted
1/2teaspoonvanilla extract
1cupchopped pecans
Confectioners sugar for dusting
Instructions
Do not preheat the oven. Grease and flour an 8- or 10-cup bundt pan or tube pan.
Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl.
In a large bowl, cream butter until light and fluffy. Add sugar, cocoa, egg yolks, and vanilla and beat until combined.
Add the flour mixture in three additions, alternatively with the egg whites in two additions, mixing on low speed until just combined. Do not over mix. Batter will be thick.
Stir in chopped pecans.
Spread batter evenly in prepared pan.
Bake at 250 degrees Fahrenheit for 1 hour and 45 minutes, or until a toothpick or cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool cake in the pan for 15 minutes. Remove cake from pan and cool completely on a wire rack.
Dust with confectioners sugar if desired.
Recipe Notes
A recipe for a chocolate fudge cake. It is a dense, moist, and fudgy chocolate cake baked in a bundt or tube cake pan. It is a great dessert for any occasion.