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Feathery Fudge Cake

I think after all these years this is still one of my family?s favorite cakes. This cake goes back a long way. When we lived in Tennessee, and we celebrated a birthday, we went to Shoney?s Big Boy Restaurant. The ?Birthday Person? received a huge slice of chocolate cake filled with ice cream and topped with fudge sauce and whipped cream, and cherry not to mention the birthday candle and song. After some time I duplicated this cake to feed a crowd and it's still a favorite. My grandsons really like this one. Right Nathan and Bryan?

Ingredients

Cake

  • 2/3 cups soft butter
  • 2 1oz squares unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
  • 1 3/4 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups cake flour
  • 1 1/4 tsp. soda
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 1/4 cups ice water
  • 1 tsp. vanilla

Filling

  • 1 half gallon vanilla ice cream

Fudge Sauce

  • 2 1/2 cups milk
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3 squares unsweetened chocolate
  • 3 T. corn starch
  • 2 T. butter

Instructions

Cake

  • Combine butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla
  • Beat 5 minutes at high speed until light and fluffy.
  • Blend in chocolate.
  • Mix four with soda, an salt
  • Add to creamed mixture alternately with ice water.
  • Beat after each addition ending with flour.
  • Bake in a greased and floured 13?x 9? inch pan, line pan with waxpaper for easy removal.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes until top springs back.
  • After cake has cooled, place in freezer until quite firm but not totally frozen solid. This will make it easier to slice. Place on a cookie sheet. Using a long serrated knife cut cake horizontally. (*There are some ice cream companies who still make the 1/2 gallon squares of ice cream. It is too difficult to try the oval or round tubs.)
  • Slice cake horizontally into two equal layers. (Hint, hint: if you put toothpicks equally centered all around the cake you can cut it evenly).
  • Slice ice cream into 1 inch slices and place over bottom half of cake.
  • Place top layer on ice cream and return to freezer.
  • When cake is fully frozen remove cake from pan onto a cookie sheet.
  • Prepare fudge sauce (see below)
  • When ready to serve, remove cake and let stand about 20-30 minutes to soften.
  • Slice into desired pieces and top with hot fudge sauce.

Fudge Sauce

  • Add all ingredients, except butter.
  • Cook over medium heat until thick.
  • Remove from heat, add butter and keep warm.