Savannah Chocolate Cake with Hot Fudge Sauce

By Paula Deen

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Savannah Chocolate Cake with Hot Fudge Sauce Recipe

3 reviews • 1 questions

Difficulty: Easy

Prep time: 20 minutes

Cook time: 20 minutes

Servings: 20

Ingredients

2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup buttermilk
1 1/4 teaspoons plus 1 teaspoon for cake vanilla
2 1/2 oz divided unsweetened chocolate
3 eggs
2 cup sifted all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 (4 oz) bar German chocolate
8 tablespoons butter
3 cups powdered sugar
1 2/3 cups evaporated milk

Directions

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Preheat oven to 350 °F. Cream together brown sugar and shortening; add buttermilk and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Add melted 2 oz chocolate, then add eggs one at a time. Sift together flour, baking soda and salt and add to creamed mixture; beat for 2 minutes. Pour into a 13 x 9 x 2-inch greased, floured pan. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes.

Hot Fudge Sauce:

Melt chocolate and butter in saucepan over very low heat. Stir in powdered sugar, alternating with evaporated milk, blending well. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook and stir until mixture becomes thick and creamy, about 8 minutes. Stir in 1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla; serve warm over Savannah Chocolate Cake (or your favorite sheet cake).

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Reviews (3)Questions (1)

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jodie moore

March 05, 2013

heyyyyyyyyyyyyyy paula how r u iam find I love me sum paula deen I go too wk and all day I look at your cookbooks and I want u to come and cook w me in my kitichen one day plz make my day and write me back tks

Blackberry Cobbler

December 19, 2012

Pauline, Paula's recipe "Chocolate Sybil Cake" uses a can of Hershey's chocolate syrup, if that's the one your referring to.

Pauline Spivey

July 15, 2012

Paula showed a cake on her show 7 or 8 jul when she said her l Landlady and friend Sophie gave her the recipe using a can of Hershe's chocolate syrup in the chocolate/car,el cake. Please send me the Recipe. Thank you Pauline Spivey Email: troyspivey@att.net

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carol whitney

December 02, 2017

can you use a bundt pan or mini bundt pans for the hot chocolate cake

Paula Deen Web Team

December 04, 2017

You sure can, but you'll have to adjust the bake time, as needed!