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Easy Fudge Layer Cake

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Easy Fudge Layer Cake

Cooking Light - November 1997
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18 servings

This recipe holds true to its name: It's super easy to make.

Ingredients:
Chocolate-Cream Cheese Frosting
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

Preparation:
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.

One slice equals: Calories 283 (Calories from fat 24 %); Fat 7.7 g (Satfat 2 g, Monofat 1.3 g, Polyfat 0.6 g); Protein 5.4 g; Carbohydrate 48.3 g; Fiber 0.3 g; Cholesterol 42 mg; Sodium 218 mg