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a chocolate cake in a pan with a white star on the top, sitting on a cooling rack

Tunnel of Fudge is a cake that Betty Draper might make, if Mad Men continues (fingers crossed) for a few more seasons. This unusual cake -- yes, there really is a tunnel of fudge running through its center -- was the creation of Ella Rita Helfrich who won second prize in the 1966 Pillsbury Bake-Off. (For her efforts, she received $5,000; the first place winner took home $25,000 for a bread made with cheese spread and onion soup mix.) For a second place winner 44 years ago, this cake has…

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there is a cake on the plate with chocolate icing

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All Hail the Tunnel of Fudge Cake! Not only does this amazing cake have a hilarious name (snicker) and an impeccable Mid-Century pedigree (it was a runner-up in the famous 1966 Pillsbury Bake-Off) but the darn thing is magic. It is the original cake that makes its own ribbon of fudgy goodness in the CENTER […]

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chocolate bundt cake sitting on top of a pan

Tunnel of Fudge Cake is a cake with a fudge and nut centre baked in a Bundt® pan. Though it only won second prize in a 1966 baking contest, it went on to lasting, iconic fame. The recipe originally required Pillsbury "Double Dutch Fudge Frosting Mix", which was later discontinued by Pillsbury. In

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a chocolate bundt cake on a plate with a slice cut out and ready to be eaten

Now that is one tunnel I would love to travel, with a spoon in hand. In fact, I recently was sightseeing in a tunnel of sorts - an interior passageway of the retired British Royal Yacht, the Brittania, moored in Edinburgh, Scotland, when around a corner we encountered a fudge stall! Who could just

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a bundt cake with chocolate icing and strawberries on the side that says tunnel of fudge

Make this delicious chocolate ganache recipe for a moist tunnel of fudge cake and watch everyone come running! This recipe is easier than you think.

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the words meet tunnel of fudge cake the vintage cake that tastes even better the second day

This dense, gooey chocolate Tunnel of Fudge cake helped make Bundt pans popular in the '60s and never really went out of style. Find out what makes this retro cake stand the test of time.

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chocolate cake with nuts and powdered sugar on top, cut in half to show the inside

The original tunnel-of-fudge cake won second place in the 1966 Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest for the late Ella Rita Helfrich of Houston. That version used a fudge icing mix to create a gooey chocolate center. But Pillsbury discontinued the icing mix, and the resulting clamor of home bakers led Pillsbury to release a recipe for making tunnel-of-fudge cake from scratch. In 2004, The Times presented an adaptation of that recipe with the help of Shirley Corriher, a biochemist and the author of…

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a chocolate bundt cake sitting on top of a white plate next to a yellow pitcher

This fabulous recipe for an updated tunnel of fudge cake omits the fudge frosting mix and uses cocoa and confectioners' sugar instead.

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