Nanny’s Chocolate Fudge Brownie Cake is a keeper recipe! Easy to make and perfect for chocolate lover’s.This is also freezer friendly if you wanted to make into portions or make ahead for a party!
Nanny’s Chocolate Fudge Brownie Cake! Oh boy!
This is one of Nanny Pat’s treasured ‘keeper’ recipes and here’s what Nanny has to say about her recipe;
“This cake will take care of anyone’s chocolate craving.
The cake is dense but not heavy, and not overly sweet. I have marked it “Keeper”.
These photos are ones I one for a Birthday special cake (my favorite Birthday Cake…..would make it in a tube pan, and frost w/ homemade white Buttercream Frosting)…..but birthday or not, it is perfect as is….XOXO Nanny.”
Nanny’s Chocolate Fudge Brownie Cake is certainly very popular, with over 1 million shares across social media, you can rest assured, this cake will be a hit when you serve it up.
It’s perfect for parties, potlucks, Christmas and Thanksgiving time, Easter.. in fact, any time!
**We have had a few comments from our readers who have said some of the batter spilled over in the oven.
Please please make sure you DO NOT NO NO NO use the ingredients listed on the box mixes, just the ingredients listed below. Then you should be absolutely fine with no chocolate fudge volcanic eruptions happening in your oven!
Some of our readers have made this just on its own, some have added the frosting and others have made up their own frosting recipe.
Whichever way you decide to make this, please enjoy! And if you’re baking for just one or two people, why not cut the cake into slices and wrap individually and freeze. At least you’ll have a nice little supply of nanny’s cake to hand when you get that craving!
In the photo below, Nanny’s sliced some of her chocolate fudge brownie cake and put in boxes to take for friends. Of course, they all loved it!
Last week I made nanny’s chocolate fudge brownie cake but added an Easter touch to it.
I was going to a school reunion and since it’s coming up to Easter I thought what better than to bring a cake along for my old school friends to enjoy!
The photo below just gives you an idea of how you can decorate it for any occasion, Easter included!
**Note: you do need to make sure the little chocolate eggs have set into the frosting before transferring to a plate/container otherwise they will roll off if the frosting is still wet!
Here’s Nanny’s chocolate fudge cake made by one of our readers, made this for her son’s 14th birthday, like a UFO Spaceship. It looks great!
Prep Time: 10 Min
Cook Time: 55 Min
Serves: 8
Ingredients:
1 box chocolate cake mix (I used Betty Crocker’s Choc. Fudge 15.25 oz.)
1 box fudge brownie mix (I used Duncan Hines Decadent Brownies 17.6 oz.)
4 eggs
1 1/4 cups water
1 cup oil
1 can Pillsbury chocolate fudge cake icing
Nanny Pat’s 70th Birthday
Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and lightly flour a 10-inch bundt pan ( I use Baker’s Joy spray).
NOTE*** Do NOT use the ingredients on the brownie mix and cake mix, just what is listed above.
2. In a bowl add the cake mix, brownie mix, oil eggs, and water. Pour into bundt pan and bake 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
***NOTE: Pour enough cake batter to fill the pan 2/3rds the way up. If you have any batter left over, just pop it in some cupcake liners!
3. Let cake cool completely after waiting 10 min. out of the oven onto a cooling rack and then transfer to a serving plate.
4. In a small bowl, add 1/2 tub of ready to use cake icing, and melt in the microwave 30-45 seconds until it is able to be drizzled over cake.
Below is a photo of a slice of Nanny’s cake when I baked it. It is very rich so you only need a thin slice!
We’d love to hear from you and what you thought of our post. Did you make any changes or add some other goodies? Let us know in the comments below. Thanks for reading and happy cooking!
Here are a couple more lovely classic Birthday Cake recipes we can recommend, and so popular too!
Birthday Cake by Liv For Cake
and Best Yellow Birthday Cake Recipe with a Mocha Frosting by Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch. Be sure to check those 2 out!
Have you tried Nanny’s Best Chocolate Brownie Muffins yet? They’re really good!
Pecan Cake With Salted Caramel Frosting
Authentic German Black Forest Cake
Mint Oreo Chocolate Fudge Cake
For big chocolate lovers, try our Irish Cream Chocolate Bark. Always popular at Christmas time too!
Another lovely cake for you to enjoy is our very popular Easy Cinnamon Swirl Loaf. It’s another keeper recipe!
We’ve also got a delicious really easy Honey Bun Cake, great for crowds and cake lovers!
- 1 box chocolate cake mix I used Betty Crocker's Choc. Fudge 15.25 .
- 1 box fudge brownie mix I used Duncan Hines Decadent Brownies 17.6 .
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 1 cup oil
- 1 can Pillsbury chocolate fudge cake icing
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Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and lightly flour a 10 inch bundt pan ( I use Baker's Joy spray).
***NOTE: Do NOT use the ingredients on the brownie mix and cake mix, just what is listed above.
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In a bowl add the cake mix, brownie mix, oil eggs, and water. Pour into bundt pan and bake 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. ***NOTE: Pour enough cake batter to fill the pan 2/3rds the way up. If you have any batter left over, just pop it in some cupcake liners!
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Let cake cool completely after waiting 10 min. out of the oven onto a cooling rack and then transfer to serving plate.
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In a small bowl, add 1/2 tub of ready to use cake icing, and melt in the microwave 30-45 seconds until it is able to be drizzled over cake.
Recipe Video
***NOTE: Pour enough cake batter to fill the pan 2/3rds the way up. If you have any batter left over, just pop it in some cupcake liners!
woody Woodford-Price
I made this for Christmas period it was easy and fun to make and now i have new bundt tin. I added additional sweets for decoration and a chocolate butter filling.
Lisa burri
This just came out of the oven. I made exactly the way it says. I have a 9 inch bundt pan. I read reviews about overflowing., When I poured into pan I realized there was going to be to much batter. It still rose to the top! I probably had enough batter for two to three cupcakes. Grandkids did not mind they got the spoons out and cleaned the bowl! I think this needs to be made in a bigger bundt pan or a 12 inch angle food tube pan.
Lovefoodies
Thanks for your feedback Lisa. I’m glad the grandkids helped with the cleaning up!
There does seem to be some mixed feedback on the overflowing. I’ve made this recipe several times using a 9 inch pan and it’s not overflowed, as have many others, but also, there’s been several, like yourself who say there’s too much batter, so I’m wondering if there could be a difference in volume if people use different brand cake mixes perhaps.
At any rate, I think I’ll advise in the recipe for people to go for a larger pan size and if not, just to fill the 9 inch pan 2/3rds the way up to avoid any more volcanic eruptions!
Have a very happy holiday!