Easy Fudge Layer Cake
Ingredients
- Cooking spray ⓘ
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour ⓘ
- 1 1/4 cups skim milk ⓘ
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar ⓘ
- 2/3 cup packed dark brown sugar ⓘ
- 1/2 cup Dutch process or unsweetened cocoa ⓘ
- 1/3 cup vegetable shortening ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon baking powder ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon baking soda ⓘ
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 3 large eggs ⓘ
Instructions
- Prepare the Chocolate-Cream Cheese Frosting; cover and chill.
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Coat 2 (8-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray; line bottoms of pans with wax paper. Coat wax paper with cooking spray; set pans aside.
- Combine flour and remaining ingredients in a large bowl; beat at low speed of a mixer 30 seconds or until ingredients are moist. Beat mixture at medium speed 2 minutes or until well-blended.
- Pour batter into prepared pans. Sharply tap pans once on the counter to remove air bubbles. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool in pans 5 minutes on a wire rack. Loosen layers from sides of pans using a narrow metal spatula, and turn out onto wire racks. Peel off wax paper, and cool completely.
- Place 1 cake layer on a plate, and spread with 1/2 cup Chocolate-Cream Cheese Frosting. Top with remaining cake layer; spread remaining frosting on sides and top of cake. Cover and chill at least 1 hour.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
1065
kcal
53% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).