Recipe - Grand Ghirardelli Fudge Cake

INGREDIENTS:
2 cup Unsifted cake flour
1 Three fourths cup Sugar
Three fourths cup Ghirardelli Cocoa
1 teaspoon Baking powder
1 teaspoon Baking soda
One half teaspoon Salt
1 cup Butter or margarine, very
soft
Three fourths cup Milk
One half cup Water
2 Eggs
2 teaspoon Vanilla

DIRECTIONS: Heat oven to 350F. Measure the 6 dry ingredients into large
mixer bowl. Mix on low 1 minute to combine. Add remaining ingredients, all
at once. Mix on medium 1 minute, scraping down bowl, to blend mixture; beat
on high for 3 minutes. Spread into 2 parchment lined or greased and lightly
floured 9 by 11/2" round cake pans. Bake at 350F for 30 to 35 minutes;
cool 5 minutes. Remove layers and cool on racks.

When completely cool, frost with Chocolate Butter Cream Frosting*

* separate recipe

Source: Recipes from Ghirardelli Chocolate Company of San Francisco

From: Sallie Austin

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