Ingredients
- Buttercream Icing:
- Cake
- 1/2 cup hot water
- 1/2 cup cocoa
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups butter
- 2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 2 egg whites
- 1 cup sifted confectioners sugar, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- Pourable Fudge Frosting
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup dark corn syrup
- 1/3 cup cocoa
- dash salt
- 1/2 pound butter, divided
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Preparation
Step 1
1. Cake: In large bowl, combine water and cocoa; beat on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add oil; beat 30 seconds; add buttermilk; beat for 30 seconds; add salt; beat for 30 seconds; add eggs; beat for 30 seconds; add sugar; and beat for 30 seconds. Add flour; beat for 5 minutes. Batter will be very bubbly. Pour batter into greased (9x13") pan and bake at 385 degrees for 35 - 40 minutes.
2. Buttercream icing: Place butter in mixing bowl, add 2 c powdered sugar; mix at low speed to obtain smooth paste. Whip at medium speed, adding milk slowly and gradually, until light and fluffy. Using a very clean bowl and beater, whip egg whites until stiff while adding 1/2 c powdered sugar slowly. Mix this meringue slowly into the above mixture. Add vanilla and remaining 1/2 c powdered sugar. If a stiffing icing is desired, add more powdered sugar.
3. Pourable fudge frosting: Over medium-high heat, combine buttermilk, sugar, corn syrup, salt and half the butter. Bring mixture to a boil. When mixture reaches the soft-ball stage, remove from heat. Add remaining butter, powdered sugar and vanilla. This will have a pouring consistency.
4. To assemble cake: When cake is cooled, place cake in freezer for at least 30 minutes. Shape buttercream icing into 1" in diameter rolls, placing on frozen cake, 1" apart across the top of the cake.
5. Return to freezer for at least an additional 25 minutes. Apply cooled fudge frosting to the top of the cake, covering buttercream rolls completely. Return to freezer for several minutes or more to set frosting.