Nanny's Chocolate Fudge Brownie Cake is a keeper recipe! Easy to make and perfect for chocolate lovers. This is also freezer-friendly if you wanted to make it into portions or make it 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".
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These photos are ones I made for a Birthday special cake (my favorite Birthday Cake.....would make it in a tube pan, and frost with 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!
NOTES
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 ¼ cups water
1 cup oil
1 can Pillsbury chocolate fudge cake icing
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 ⅔rds the way up. If you have any batter left over, just pop it in some cupcake liners!
The photo below is when I baked Nanny's chocolate fudge brownie cake, I didn't use a toothpick but a cake skewer. So cute!
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 ½ 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!
Recipe Card
Nanny’s Chocolate Fudge Brownie Cake
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!
Ingredients
- 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 ¼ cups water
- 1 cup oil
- 1 can Pillsbury chocolate fudge cake icing
Instructions
- 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.
- 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 ⅔rds the way up. If you have any batter left over, just pop it in some cupcake liners!
- Let cake cool completely after waiting 10 min. out of the oven onto a cooling rack and then transfer to serving plate.
- In a small bowl, add ½ tub of ready to use cake icing, and melt in the microwave 30-45 seconds until it is able to be drizzled over cake.
Notes
***NOTE: Pour enough cake batter to fill the pan ⅔rds the way up. If you have any batter left over, just pop it in some cupcake liners!
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 437Total Fat: 38gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 31gCholesterol: 105mgSodium: 165mgCarbohydrates: 21gFiber: 0gSugar: 11gProtein: 5g
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Debbie
says:This turned out so lovely!! I used Betty Crocker super moist devil’s food cake mix and Betty Crocker supreme triple chunk brownie mix(has chocolate chunks and chocolate chips). I baked mine in a big tube pan, so it wouldn’t overflow in the oven, then made a homemade chocolate glaze with one small spoon of peanut butter in it. Can’t wait to taste it when hubby gets home. Thanks
Lovefoodies
says:Debbie… My tummy is rumbling reading your comment!
Enjoy your cake!
Ellie
says:Yummy!!! I used Betty Crocker’s Gluten free chocolate cake mix and brownie mix. Most frosting are already gluten free so that was easy!!!! I can have amazing chocolate cake again!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!
Liz
says:Yi added some maraschino cherries . Cut them in half. I only had one small bottle but you could use more. Dried cherries would work .
Sarah
says:The first time I made this cake it baked perfect. The next time I made it my oven had chocolate cake all over the bottom of it! Lol! Oh well still delish!
Jenn
says:I use 1/2 milk & 1/2 water also about a 1/2 cup of mini chocolate chips….Very yummy!!
Shellie
says:Great cake I made one change. Not too fond of canned icing. So I made Peanut Butter Marshmellow Cream Fudge and before it set up I drizzled it on the cske then poured the rest in a pan for later. Then I melted just a few maybe a 1/2 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips and drizzled it over the peanut butter fudge drizzle. Superb. Thanks so much for this awesome chocolaty cake.
Dawn
says:Do you have recipe for that fudge handy?
Lovefoodies
says:Hi Shellie, do you have the recipe for the fudge sauce for Dawn below?
KarenB
says:Yes! Do you have a recipe to share for the peanutbutter marshmallows chocolate frosting?
Maria
says:Hello to everyone that’s baked this cake did you guys just add the four eggs for this recipe or did you add more?????
Lovefoodies
says:Hi Maria, yes it is 4 eggs!
Maria
says:I’ll be making to batches of this cake this week end for my sons birthday ..he loves Brownies so I’m really excited to bake this cake ..thank you!!
Cindfi
says:Awesome yet simple cake, a keeper for sure.?
Barbara Waterman
says:Baked this cake tonight It looks just lie the picture!
Lovefoodies
says:Fabulous Barbara!
Ahurt
says:Took this to a BBQ today it was a huge hit. It was so good a moist and made my house smell so good..
Denise M. /Zachery M.
says:My 18 year old son made this tonight. He loves to bake more than he likes to cook. So moist and Fudgy! We all loved it! Looked just like the picture too. So Easy, my son says.
Rose Theobald
says:Oh my goodness, I made this today. Ugh, I’m probably going to have to buy bigger pants! I really don’t like things that are too chocolaty but I thought I’d give this a try anyway. I do not have words to tell you how DELICIOUS this is. I don’t know whether to thank you or curse you,lol. Pretty sure this will be my go to recipe to take anywhere. Thanks so much, Rose.
Maria
says:So you only put four eggs for this recipe
Suzee
says:LOVE the recipe and so has everyone I have shared this cake with,
but in the instructions, line #3 seems a bit confusing.
I just did what I thought would work and it did.
Thanks so much for sharing this recipe!
Lisa
says:Currently pregnant and craving some chocolate. I didn’t have any chocolate frosting but I am subbing Hershey’s cookies n cream frosting. It’s baking and smells amazing! Can’t wait!
Michele
says:Love, love this cake. I have made its directed several times, gets get reviews every time.