Chocolate Almond Fudge Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup cocoa
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, softened
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 4 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 1/4 cup icing sugar
• 1 (100 g) package sliced almonds, toasted

Recipe

• 1 measure all cake ingredients into large mixer bowl.
• 2 beat until blended, then beat on high 3 minutes.
• 3 pour into three parchment paper lined or greased 9 inch round layer cake pans.
• 4 bake at 350°f for 25 to 30 minutes or until cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean.
• 5 cool in pans 10 minutes, then invert onto cooling rack.
• 6 cool completely.
• 7 beat cream, cocoa and icing sugar until stiff peaks form.
• 8 place one cake layer on serving plate and spread with 1/3 cream mixture, sprinkle with 1/3 nuts.
• 9 add remaining layers with cream and nuts.
• 10 refrigerate until serving time.
• 11 to toast almonds, place on baking sheet in oven for 3 to 5 minutes after cakes have baked.