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Tunnel of Fudge Cake

Source of Recipe


From "Perfect Cake" by Nick Malgieri






List of Ingredients



• -- Cake Batter --
  
• 1-3/4 cups sugar
  
• 28 Tbsp (3-1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  
• 6 large eggs
  
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  
• 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 3/4 cup alkalized (Dutch-process) cocoa powder
  
• 2 cups (about 8 ounces) chopped walnuts
  
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• -- Chocolate Glaze --
  
• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
  
• 1/4 cup alkalized (Dutch-process) cocoa powder
  
• 6 to 8 tsp milk
  






Instructions



1. Butter a 10-inch Bundt pan or tube pan. Position a rack in the middle of the oven, and preheat to 350° F.
   
   
2. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, beat the sugar and butter together on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in the confectioners' sugar. Stir in the flour, cocoa and nuts until well blended.
   
   
3. Spoon the batter into the prepared pans and smooth the top. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until the top is set and the edges are beginning to pull away from the sides of the pan (this cake has a soft center, so the ordinary doneness test of inserting a toothpick does not work).
   
   
4. Cool the cake (upright) in the pan on a wire rack for 1-1/2 hours, then invert onto a serving plate and let cool for at least 2 hours.
   
   
5. To make the glaze: In a small bowl, stir together all the ingredients, adding enough milk to achieve a drizzling consistency. Spoon over top of the cake, allowing some to run down the sides.
   
   Makes one 10-inch Bundt or tube cake,
   about 16 servings.
   
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   STORAGE
   
   Store under a cake dome at room temperature; press plastic wrap against the center cut surfaces of the cake to prevent excessive ooze.
   
   






Final Comments


"This is the recipe with which Ella Rita Helfrich of Houston, Texas, won the 1966 Pillsbury Bake-Off. It's still a winner. While baking, the cake develops a creamy, fudgy core, like a tunnel, hence the name."