King Arthur Flours Favorite Fudge Cake Recipes

KING ARTHUR FLOUR'S FAVORITE FUDGE CAKE

Steps:

• Cake: Preheat the oven to 350°F Grease and flour a 9" x 13" cake pan.
• Melt the butter or margarine; stir in the cocoa and hot water. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, sugar, soda and salt. Pour the cocoa mixture over the dry ingredients, stirring to blend. Beat in the buttermilk or yogurt, eggs and vanilla.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake the cake for 30 minutes, or until it tests done. (You'll smell the chocolate aroma, and the cake will begin to pull away from the edge of the pan). Remove from the oven and cool on a rack.
• Frosting: Melt the butter in a medium-sized saucepan. Stir in the cocoa and buttermilk or yogurt. Bring the mixture to a boil, then remove from the heat and mix in the confectioners' sugar, beating until smooth. Pour over the cake while the frosting is still warm. Serve cake right from the pan.

KING ARTHUR FLOUR: THE BEST FUDGE BROWNIE EVER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Lightly grease a 9x13 pan.
• In a medium sized microwave-safe bowl or in a saucepan, melt the butter on low heat, then add the sugar and stir to combine.
• Return the mixture to the heat or microwave briefly, just until it's hot but not bubbling. It will become shiny looking as you stir it. Heating the buter and sugar a second time will dissolve more of the sugar, which will yield a shiny top crust on your brownies.
• Transfer the mix to a mixing bowl.
• Stir in the cocoa, salt, baking powder, and vanilla.
• Add the eggs, beating till smooth; then add teh flour and chips and nuts if using. Beat until well combined.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake the brownies for 28-30 minutes, until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean or with just a few crumbs clinging to it.
• The brownies should feel set both around the edges and in the center.
• Remove from the oven, and after 5 minutes loosen the edges with a table knife, this will help preven the brownies from sinking in the center as they cool.
• Cool completely before cutting and serving.

KING ARTHUR FLOUR'S BEST FUDGE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F Lightly grease a 9" x 13" pan.
• In a medium-sized microwave-safe bowl, or in a saucepan set over low heat, melt the butter, then add the sugar and stir to combine. Return the mixture to the heat (or microwave) briefly, just until it's hot (about 110°F to 120°F), but not bubbling; it'll become shiny looking as you stir it. Heating this mixture a second time will dissolve more of the sugar, which will yield a shiny top crust on your brownies.
• While the sugar heats a second time, crack the 4 eggs into a bowl, and beat them with the cocoa, salt, baking powder, espresso powder, and vanilla until smooth.
• Add the hot butter/sugar mixture, stirring until smooth.
• Add the flour and chips, again stirring until smooth. If you want the chips to remain visible in the brownies, wait about 20 minutes before adding them to the batter. Otherwise, they'll melt.
• Spoon the batter into a lightly greased 9" x 13" pan.
• Bake the brownies for about 30 minutes, until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, or with just a few moist crumbs clinging to it. The brownies should feel set on the edges, and the center should look very moist, but not uncooked. Remove them from the oven and cool on a rack before cutting and serving.