Tunnel of Fudge Cake

By didoc

This recipe arguably the recipe most closely identified with the bake off contest, mysteriously develops a "tunnel of fudge" filling as it bakes. Don't skimp on the nuts, or it won't work.

Ingredients

• CAKE
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 1 3/4 cups margarine or butter, softened
• 6 eggs
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 1/4 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose or Unbleached Flour
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 2 cups chopped walnuts*
• GLAZE
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 4 to 6 teaspoons milk

Details

Servings 1
Cooking time 270mins
Adapted from pillsbury.com

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube cake pan or 10-inch tube pan. In large bowl, combine sugar and margarine; beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually add 2 cups powdered sugar; blend well. By hand, stir in flour and remaining cake ingredients until well blended. Spoon batter into greased and floured pan; spread evenly.

Bake at 350 or 45 to 50 minutes or until top is set and edges are beginning to pull away from sides of pan. Cool upright in pan on wire rack 1 1/2 hours. Invert onto serving plate. Cool at least two hours.

In small bowl, combine all glaze ingredients, adding enough milk for desired drizzling consistency. Spoon over top of cake, allowing some to run down sides. Store tightly covered.