But that didnt mean this historic cake needed to be out of production too. A blog about healthy and quick weeknight meals along with delicious decadent desserts. Ive kept my mothers pillsbury bake off cake cook book, circa 1969. In 2004, the times presented an adaptation of that recipe with the help of shirley corriher, a biochemist and the author of cookwise and bakewise, books. The original recipe from the 17th annual bakeoff cookbook calls for a product that is no longer in. In a small bowl, whisk together the cocoa powder and melted butter. The only perfect tunnel of fudge cake recipe i can find it came from a 1950s flour package. Bake for about 45 minutes or until the edges of the cake begin to pull away from the pan.
Pillsbury two layer size double dutch fudge butter cream frosting mix. Allow the cake to cool in the pan on a wire rack for 1 12 hours. Tunnel of fudge cake was made famous by the pillsbury bakeoff. In 1966, she came in 2nd place in the annual pillsbury bakeoff competition with the tunnel of fudge cake, a chocolatenut bundt cake that seemingly magically baked with a fudgy center. Place milk in pan and whisk in pudding, cook until comes to a boil, 45 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in chips and butter until smooth and thick. The originator of the tunnel of fudge cake recipe was a woman named ella helfrich, who entered this chocolate cake recipe into the pillsbury bake. Tunnel of fudge cake, plus a brief history of the bundt pan recipe.
The walnutfilled, chocolateglazed cake had a ring of gooey fudge at its center. Tunnel of fudge cake was the 1966 pillsbury bakeoff runner up and is still popular today. See more ideas about food recipes, cooks illustrated recipes and americas test kitchen. While cake is baking, place a small saucepan over medium heat and combine orange juice, lemon juice and sugar. Americas favorite desserts with permission from sasquatch books. By hand, stir in flour, frosting mix and nuts until well blended. Eating a slice was reminiscent of indulging in underbaked brownie batter. This is the taste sections favorite version of the tunnel of fudge cake. Even the editors of cooks illustrated, who routinely develop complicated recipes, concluded, traditional fudge with its slightly grainy. New recipe for tunnel of fudge cake released by pillsbury. Mint swirl fudge cake mint pairs with a silky, mild chocolate flavor for this colorful, beautiful cake that will be the talk of the holiday.
Gradually add sugar, continue beating at high speed until light and fluffy. The perfect cake is the new authoritative source, featuring essentials like perfectly domed pound cake and superlatively chocolaty ultimate chocolate cupcakes, but also modern flavor profiles and techniques with a simple but impressive tahini banana snack cake and a nakedsided multilayer blackberrylemon mascarpone cake. This recipe, arguably the recipe most closely identified with the bakeoff contest, mysteriously develops a tunnel of fudge filling as it bakes. The original tunneloffudge cake won second place in the 1966 pillsbury bakeoff contest for the late ella rita helfrich of houston. The legendary tunnel of fudge cake in a cast iron bundt pan. The original recipe relied on a nowdefunct ingredient.