Name: Nanny’s Chocolate Fudge Brownie Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
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 1/4 cups water; 1 cup oil; 1 can Pillsbury chocolate fudge cake icing

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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!

Nanny's chocolate fudge brownie cake prepared for gifts

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!

Nanny's Chocolate Fudge Brownie Cake Easter Version

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!

Nanny's Chocolate Fudge Brownie Cake, 14th birthday

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Prep Time

10 Min

Cook Time

55 Min

Serves

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.

Nanny's Chocolate Fudge Brownie Cake is a keeper recipe! Easy to make and perfect for chocolate lover's.

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!

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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!

Nanny's Best Chocolate Brownie Muffins are simply yummy! It's an easy recipe and perfect for chocolate lovers!

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Nanny’s Chocolate Fudge Brownie Cake

Yield: 8

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 55 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes

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: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 437Total Fat: 38gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 31gCholesterol: 105mgSodium: 165mgCarbohydrates: 21gFiber: 0gSugar: 11gProtein: 5g

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363 thoughts shared

Ruth Parkes
says:
July 2nd, 2017 at 6:47 pm

I made this cake and it is absolutely wonderful. I’m making another one today for company. Everything is perfect about it.

John Chastain
says:
June 26th, 2017 at 1:01 pm

I filled Bundy to normal height and put the remainder in cupcakes or minibundts…

Shirley
says:
June 25th, 2017 at 8:16 pm

My cake is baking now and my house is smoke filled!!! My oven has a ton of the cake on the bottom!!! I followed recipe

Jan
says:
June 22nd, 2017 at 5:38 pm

I have I have made your cake. But I want to. Make mini one in a angel food flute pan. How long would I bake the mini’s at. I know it’s 350 degrees. But for how long

Sharon
says:
June 4th, 2017 at 9:37 pm

I know it goes without saying (to much at least) but the 1 oz box of cake mix….. kinda made me nuts. I figured a type-o since I have seen that on several write ups.

Debbie
says:
June 4th, 2017 at 7:22 pm

I’ve made this multiple times and it is absolutely delicious. Thanks for sharing this wonderful and very easy recipe. Debbie

JUSTINE CHEMELLI
says:
May 29th, 2017 at 4:12 pm

CAN THIS BE MADE IN A SHEET CAKE PAN

Kathy
says:
May 23rd, 2017 at 11:54 pm

I have baked this cake three times and it has turned out great all three times. I place both mixes in the bowl and mix them together then add eggs, water and oil using a hand whisk mixing for 2 minutes and pour into a prepared pan and bake for 55mins. I use Crisco shortening and dust with coco powder to prepare my pan. For the frosting I make a chocolate ganache. Half a cup of heavy cream heated in the microwave just before it boils take out and add a half a cup of semi sweet chocolate chips, let set for 5 minutes. Then just stir until it’s smooth and creamy and pour over your cooled cake. Also I use a Nordic Ware bunt pan and Duncan Hines swiss cake mix and Duncan Hines chewy fudge brownie mix. Cake number three is cooling as I type this. One of the best cakes ever with coffee the other cake good with coffee is a Kentucky Butter cake, look it up on pinterest.

1. Jessi
  says:
  May 27th, 2017 at 7:23 pm
  
  helpful comments!
  
LaShanda
says:
May 15th, 2017 at 8:05 pm

I normally do not comment on things but I must here. I followed the directions exactly and it turned out great. I was a little worried it would overflow the pan while cooking but it didn’t. My very picky eight year old who does not eat cake asked for a piece. She loved it! This cake recipe is definitely a keeper.

Zena
says:
May 11th, 2017 at 9:25 pm

I tried this cake and it made a big mess in my oven. I’m not giving up I think next time I will do half a box of the brownie mix.

1. John R. E Chastain
  says:
  May 11th, 2017 at 9:51 pm
  
  I have madecthis several times, i use no water 1/2 cup of oil, and a dry dark chocolate instant pudding mix. I had 1 reg bundt, and 7 mid bundts. I did on the last one add a psuedo reeses peanur butter mix as a surprise insert. A really good cake.
  
  1. Mary Hernandez
    says:
    June 2nd, 2017 at 6:24 pm
    
    Send me recipe please
Hazel Neal
says:
April 28th, 2017 at 4:22 am

I made this just as directed and it came out dry. How can I correct this?

1. Patrice
  says:
  July 2nd, 2017 at 3:56 pm
  
  I have made this cake four times. I needed more liquid as the first attempt was dry. I add 4 tbsp of melted butter, and 4 oz of sour cream, and a extra egg. I also use a extra egg, throw in a handful of chocolate chips and a tsp of vanilla extract. I use a large angel food cake pan. Drop the oven temp down to 325 degrees, bake 40 minutes, watch carefully do not overbake.
  
Lynne
says:
April 9th, 2017 at 11:19 pm

Could this be made ahead & frozen?

plasterers bristol
says:
April 3rd, 2017 at 8:41 pm

This sounds lovely. Going to give this a go. thanks for sharing this recipe.

Simon

Deb
says:
April 3rd, 2017 at 2:00 am

I absolutely LOVE this cake!!!

Maegann
says:
April 1st, 2017 at 1:11 am

Will this work as cupcakes?

1. John R. E Chastain
  says:
  April 1st, 2017 at 3:30 am
  
  Yes, makes 30, bake at 325, 24 minutes in my oven
  
2. Tinna Berger
  says:
  May 23rd, 2017 at 6:39 pm
  
  Can you Bake it in 9×13 pan instead of Bundy pan

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