Tunnel of Fudge Cake

Name: Tunnel of Fudge Cake
Yield: Serves 12 to 14
Ingredients: 3/4 cup (2¼ ounces; 64 grams), Dutch-processed cocoa powder, plus extra for dusting pan; 1/2 cup, boiling water; 2 ounces (57 grams), chopped bittersweet chocolate; 2 cups (10 ounces; 283 grams), all-purpose flour; 2 cups, pecans or walnuts, chopped fine; 2 cups (8 ounces; 227 grams), confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon, salt; 5 , large eggs, room temperature; 1 tablespoon, vanilla extract; 1 cup (7 ounces; 198 grams), granulated sugar; 3/4 cup packed (5¼ ounces; 149 grams), light brown sugar; 2 1/2 sticks, unsalted butter, softened; 3/4 cup, heavy cream; 1/4 cup, light corn syrup; 8 ounces (227 grams), bittersweet chocolate, chopped; 1/2 teaspoon, vanilla extract

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2007, Cook's Country TV

Desserts or Baked Goods

Chocolate

Cakes

Lost Recipes

The original recipe relied on a now-defunct ingredient. But that didn't mean this historic cake needed to be out of production too.

SERVES12 to 14

TIME1¾ hours, plus 4 hours cooling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We wanted to resurrect the classic childhood favorite Tunnel of Fudge Cake without the benefit of a prepackaged cake mix. To do this, we sweetened the cake by using Dutch-processed cocoa instead of more-acidic natural cocoa powder. Adding m...

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