Chocolate Fudge Cake

Submitted by: Mary	Country: Canada
Category: Home/Cakes & Muffins
Quantity: 10 servings	Preparation time: 0:20 hr. Cooking time: 0:40 hr.

Ingredients

Cake
1/2 cup	cocoa	125 mL
1 cup	boiling water	250 mL
2 1/2 cups	sifted flour	600 mL
3 1/2 tsp	baking powder	17 mL
1/4 tsp	salt	1 mL
1/2 cup	shortening (part butter)	125 mL
2 cups	lightly packed brown sugar	500 mL
2	eggs (well beaten)	2
1 tsp	vanilla	5 mL
1/2 cup	milk	125 mL
2/3 cup	chopped nuts	150 mL
Icing
1 square	chocolate	1 square
1 tsp	butter	5 mL
1 cup	icing sugar	140 mL
1 tbsp	cream (approximately)	15 mL
1/4 tsp	vanilla	1 mL

Directions

Add boiling water to cocoa gradually and stir until blended. Set aside to cool.

Measure dry ingredients (flour, baking powder and salt) and sift twice together.

Cream shortening and sugar. Add well beaten eggs and vanilla. Beat well, then add dry ingredients alternately with milk. To the last addition of dry ingredients add chopped nuts.

Lastly add cool cocoa mixture and stir until well blended.

Put in a greased pan. Bake in moderate oven at 350°F/180°C for 40 minutes.

Icing

Melt chocolate and butter, and pour on about 1 cup/250 mL of icing sugar, mix, add some cream and a little vanilla.

After placing on cake, put in refrigerator for several hours.