Tunnel Of Fudge Cake Recipe

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Tunnel of Fudge Cake

• Prep 35 min
• Total 4 hr 30 min
• Ingredients 10
• Servings 16

This recipe, arguably the recipe most closely identified with the Bake-Off® Contest, mysteriously develops a "tunnel of fudge" filling as it bakes. Don't scrimp on the nuts, or it won't work!

Updated Aug 26, 2009

Bake-Off® Contest 17, 1966

Ella Helfrich
Houston, Texas

Ingredients

Cake

• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 1 3/4 cups margarine or butter, softened
• 6 eggs
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 1/4 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose or Unbleached Flour
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 2 cups chopped walnuts*

Glaze

• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 4 to 6 teaspoons milk

Steps

• 1

  Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube cake pan or 10-inch tube pan. In large bowl, combine sugar and margarine; beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually add 2 cups powdered sugar; blend well. By hand, stir in flour and remaining cake ingredients until well blended. Spoon batter into greased and floured pan; spread evenly.

  

• 2

  Bake at 350°F. for 45 to 50 minutes or until top is set and edges are beginning to pull away from sides of pan.** Cool upright in pan on wire rack 1 1/2 hours. Invert onto serving plate; cool at least 2 hours.

  

• 3

  In small bowl, combine all glaze ingredients, adding enough milk for desired drizzling consistency. Spoon over top of cake, allowing some to run down sides. Store tightly covered.

  

Tips from the Pillsbury Kitchens

• tip 1

  * Nuts are essential for the success of this recipe. ** Since this cake has a soft filling, an ordinary doneness test cannot be used. Accurate oven temperature and baking times are essential.

Nutrition Information

570 Calories, 32g Total Fat, 8g Protein, 62g Total Carbohydrate, 43g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1/16 of Recipe

Calories

570

Calories from Fat

290

Total Fat

32g

49%

Cholesterol

80mg

27%

Sodium

260mg

11%

Total Carbohydrate

62g

21%

Dietary Fiber

3g

12%

Sugars

43g

Protein

8g

Vitamin A

20%

20%

Vitamin C

0%

0%

Calcium

4%

4%

Iron

10%

10%

Exchanges:

3 Starch; 1 Fruit; 6 Fat;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Tunnel Of Fudge Cake Recipe

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