While baking, this cake develops a thick, fudgy center.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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. Spoon the batter into a 10-inch well greased bundt or tube pan, and bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until the top is set and the edges are beginning to pull away from the sides the pan (the cake has a soft center, so the ordinary doneness test of inserting a toothpick does not work).
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.
To make the glaze, mix together all the ingredients, adding enough milk to achieve a drizzling consistency (you may need to use an electric mixer to whip it some). Spoon over the top of the cake, allowing some to run down the sides.
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This cake is a family tradition at Thanksgiving, but we lost our recipe this year. This recipe was super close and was a big hit! Tasty chocolate cake with a moist center, a magic “tunnel of fudge”. Not quite a lava cake, it doesn’t ooze out the chocolate because the fudge-y center holds it shape. Great with raspberry coulis. Yum!
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ConContwin2 on 9.2.2010
I’m gonna plan on trying this one soon!
gardeningmama811 on 4.27.2010
Wow! I made this over the weekend and the whole family was in love! Yummy!! Thanks for the recipe!
bakeroy on 3.16.2010
I do remember seeing that it won the prize there! I don’t know about the frosting, but I’ve personally made this several times and I can assure you that the butter makes it just divine!
judydiehl on 3.12.2010
I used to make this years ago when it was a Pillsbury prize winner. But they did away with the ingredient that made the fudgy center, which was, I think, a frosting mix. I’m anxious to try this. But 3 1/2 sticks of butter does seem like a lot.