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This recipe, arguably the recipe most closely identified with the Bake-Off® Contest, mysteriously develops a "tunnel of fudge" filling as it bakes. Don't scrimp on the nuts, or it won't work!

Prep Time: 35 Min

Total Time: 4 Hr 30 Min

Makes: 16 servings

Ella Helfrich
Houston, Texas
Bake-Off® Contest 17, 1966
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INGREDIENTS

Cake
1 3/4
 cups sugar
1 3/4
 cups margarine or butter, softened
6
 eggs
2
 cups powdered sugar
2 1/4
 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose or Unbleached Flour
3/4
 cup unsweetened cocoa
2
 cups chopped walnuts*
Glaze
3/4
 cup powdered sugar
1/4
 cup unsweetened cocoa
4
 to 6 teaspoons milk

DIRECTIONS

1 Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube cake pan or 10-inch tube pan. In large bowl, combine sugar and margarine; beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually add 2 cups powdered sugar; blend well. By hand, stir in flour and remaining cake ingredients until well blended. Spoon batter into greased and floured pan; spread evenly. 2 Bake at 350°F. for 45 to 50 minutes or until top is set and edges are beginning to pull away from sides of pan.** Cool upright in pan on wire rack 1 1/2 hours. Invert onto serving plate; cool at least 2 hours. 3 In small bowl, combine all glaze ingredients, adding enough milk for desired drizzling consistency. Spoon over top of cake, allowing some to run down sides. Store tightly covered.
* Nuts are essential for the success of this recipe. ** Since this cake has a soft filling, an ordinary doneness test cannot be used. Accurate oven temperature and baking times are essential.

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Nutritional Information

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1/16 of Recipe)
  • Calories 570
    • (Calories from Fat 290),
  • Total Fat 32g
    • (Saturated Fat 6g,
  • Cholesterol 80mg;
  • Sodium 260mg;
  • Total Carbohydrate 62g
    • (Dietary Fiber 3g,
    • Sugars 43g),
  • Protein 8g;
Percent Daily Value*:
  • Vitamin A 20.00%;
  • Vitamin C 0.00%;
  • Calcium 4.00%;
  • Iron 10.00%;
Exchanges:
  • 3 Starch;
  • 1 Fruit;
  • 6 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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