Strawberry Fudge Cake
Ingredients
- For the Cake
- 1 box chocolate cake mix
- 1 box fudge brownie mix
- 1 cup oil
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 4 eggs
- For the Filling
- 2 cups strawberries sliced
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- For the Topping
- 1 14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
- 1/4 cup baking cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
Valentine's Day coming up? Mother's Day? Or perhaps a loved one's birthday? Maybe you just want to give your significant other a decadent reward for just being amazing. Whatever the reason, this homemade fudge cake with a creamy strawberry filling is guaranteed to bring you some well-earned praise. Moist and rich, it's a sweet treat that you can keep in your cookbook for any special occasion.
This is a standard recipe that never fails to impress, and it looks like it came from a top class bakery. And if you want to give your cake a hint of spice, consider adding some cayenne to your chocolate cake.
Enjoy!
Directions
For the Cake
- Preheat oven to 350º F.
- In a bowl, whisk together the cake mix, brownie mix, oil, and water. Add the eggs and whisk to incorporate.
- Grease a bundt pan.
- Pour the cake mixture into the pan and bake for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
For the Frosting
- While the cake cooks, in a large bowl, whisk together the condensed milk and cocoa powder until homogeneous and smooth (without lumps of cocoa powder).
- Add the butter and vanilla and whisk to incorporate.
- Bring mixture to a non-stick saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring constantly until the mixture thickens and starts to peel away or reveals the bottom of the pan when you scrape it with a wooden spoon. Set aside.
Completing the Cake
- Take the cake out of the oven and let cool in a rack for at least 1 hour.
- On a working surface, still keeping it in the bundt pan, remove some of the cake filling to hollow it out, and reserve.
- Fill the cavity with strawberries and evaporated milk. Cover with the shredded cake pieces and press firmly. Refrigerate for 20 minutes.
- Drizzle with frosting and enjoy!
