*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                           Hyde Park Fudge Cake

Recipe By     : Texas French Bread Bakery
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cakes

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   5 1/3  ounces        unsweetened baking chocolate
     2/3  cup           Crisco
   2 2/3                eggs
   1 1/3  teaspoons     vanilla
   1 1/3  cups          water
     3/4  cup           buttermilk or sour milk
   2 3/4  cups          sugar
   3      cups          flour
   1 1/3  teaspoons     baking soda
   1 1/3  teaspoons     salt
                        ----Icing----
     3/4  cup           sugar
   6      tablespoons   evaporated milk
   3      ounces        unsweetened baking chocolate
   1 1/2  tablespoons   butter (not margarine)

Melt the chocolate with the shortening.  Combine all liquid ingredients in a
large mixing bowl.  Blend well.  Mix all dry ingredients thoroughly.  (If
you don't, the flour will clump in the batter.)  Gradually add dry
ingredients to liquid ingredients, blending on low speed of mixer until just
mixed, scraping bowl well.  Pour into a Bundt pan that has been greased and
dusted with fine bread crumbs and chilled.  Bake at 350 until done, 50-65
minutes.  Cool in pan 30 minutes.  Turn out on cake rack and glaze with icing.

Icing:  While cake is cooling, in top of double boiler, heat sugar in milk
until sugar is dissolved.  (The mixture will not feel grainy when rubbed
between fingers.)  When sugar is dissolved, combine with chocolate and
butter, which have been melted together.  May add 1-2 teaspoons hot water to
icing to enhance sheen.  Pour icing over cake.

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NOTES : In an average week, the bakery will sell 75 to 100 of these cakes,
not counting special orders, at its five locations.