Dessert

MIRACLE WHIP Fudge Cake

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prep time

20 min

total time

55 min

makes

18 servings, 1 piece (132 g) each

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What You Need

1-1/4 pkg. (225 g each) Baker's Unsweetened Chocolate, divided

1-1/2 cups Miracle Whip Original Spread

2-1/4 cups packed brown sugar

2-1/2 tsp. vanilla, divided

3 eggs

2 cups flour

2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1 cup boiling water

1/4 cup butter

3-1/2 cups icing sugar

1/2 cup milk

Make It

HEAT oven to 350°F.

MELT 6 oz. chocolate as directed on package; cool. Meanwhile, beat Miracle Whip, brown sugar and 1-1/2 tsp. vanilla in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Add eggs and melted chocolate; mix well. Combine flour, baking soda and salt. Add to chocolate mixture alternately with boiling water, mixing well after each addition.

POUR into 2 parchment paper-lined 9-inch round pans. Bake 30 to 35 min. or until toothpick inserted in centres comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans 10 min.; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely.

MEANWHILE, microwave remaining chocolate and butter in large microwaveable bowl on MEDIUM 1 to 2 min. or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Cool. Add icing sugar, milk and remaining vanilla; beat with mixer until well blended. Refrigerate 30 min. or until icing is of desired spreading consistency.

STACK cake layers on plate, filling and frosting with chocolate icing.

kraft kitchens tips

How to Make Chocolate Curls

Warm 1 oz. chocolate by microwaving it on HIGH for a few seconds or just until you can smudge the chocolate with your thumb. Hold the chocolate piece steadily, then draw a vegetable peeler slowly over the flat bottom of the chocolate piece, allowing a thin layer of chocolate to curl as it is peeled off the bottom to make long, delicate curls. Repeat with remaining chocolate piece.

Size-Wise

Each serving of this sweet treat goes a long way on chocolate flavour.

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Loved the recipe as is but do not skip the use of parchment paper for lining your pans. I used Pam spray and flour to line the pans and my cake stuck. I was able to use the cakes but would do as the recipe says and use the paper for sure.
posted by a cook | on 1/24/2013

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Don't forget the boiling water...very important to the cake recipe.
posted by LDP99 | on 12/9/2012

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I made this for my sister-in-law's birthday. It turned out fabulous and delicious!
posted by cathigravelle | on 7/23/2012

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I've made this cake twice now. My family are pretty picky about cakes, particularly the icing, but they all love this cake. It is a winner.
posted by queenb113 | on 7/8/2012

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I made this cake for Mother's Day dinner and everyone loved it! There was a left over slice and I found that the cake became even more moist and the flavours melded together the day after. So next time I make this cake it will be a day or two before the event and left covered on my cake stand to mature. five stars!
posted by Karissa1234 | on 5/16/2012

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this is absolutely a delicious cake!! I made it for the first time last week, I was completely impressed with all the compliments on it. My family loved it soo much I am making it again tonight by popular demand :)
posted by theresakaizer | on 1/30/2012

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Best. Cake. Ever.
posted by mamashake | on 3/1/2010

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I tried this recipe and it was absolutely yummy!!!! (I couldn't believe I baked it myself. My husband was extremely disappointed to see a chocolate cake as his birthday cake, so I bought him some pastries as well. Well, anyways the pastries were good but he couldn't stop complimenting me on this cake. So, need less to say we both really loved it, and I'm going to make it for a party I'm attending this weekend. Thanks again for a great recipe. P.s. I know another user was disappointed with the taste of the miracle whip so I tried making it with light mayo and as I said it tasted great.
posted by volpesv | on 9/23/2008

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Loks Yummy!!!! Tastes Yummy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
posted by ilikecake | on 5/20/2008

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I have made this recipe twice in the last 3 months: it's the "best". I recently made it for my mother in law's 77th birthday, May 13, 2007, also Mother's Day. I did it as a 10" round in a springform pan. The only thing I noticed was the baking time needed to be increased approx. 10 min. There were only crumbs left after serving.
posted by pdawson | on 5/18/2007