Milk Chocolate Fudge Layer Cake

By tbarg

This cake looks amazing!

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 1 c. milk choc. chips
• 1 c. vegetable shortening
• 1 can evaporated milk
• 1/2 c. vinegar
• 3/4 c. dark brown sugar, packed
• 3/4 c. sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 2 1/2 c. cake flour
• 1/2 c. cocoa powder
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 c. semi-sweet choc. chips
• Frosting:
• 1 pkg. cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 c. butter, softened
• 6 c. icing sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 c. milk choc. chips, melted and slightly cooled

Details

Servings 24

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350F. Grease two 9 in. cake pans.
Cake: In a pot melt choc. chips and shortening together. Cool.
In a separate bowl, combine evaporated milk and vinegar. Reserve.
In a med. bowl beat sugars, eggs and vanilla until mixture is thick, about 3-5 min. Fold in chocolate mixture. Beat until combined.
Mix next 4 ingred. together. Add half of dry mixture to wet ingredients. Add milk mixture and then remaining dry mixture. Fold in chocolate chips. Divide batter between the 2 prepared cake pans.
Bake for 45-50 min. or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Frosting:
Beat cream cheese and butter until light and well combined. Add icing sugar 1 c. at a time, beating well each time. Beat in vanilla and chocolate. Thin out with 1-2 Tbsp. of milk if necessary.
Assembly:
Slice each cake in half horizontally to create 4 layers. Spread first layer with about 1 c. of frosting, continue with each layer, icing top and sides of cake. Refrigerate until ready to eat.