Hot Fudge Sundae Cake

The Old Lady Next Door has a devil of a sweet tooth. This recipe warms me up in the winter with the hot cake and cools me down in the summer with the cool ice cream.

You can also try different cake flavors and different ice cream flavors too. One of my favorite combinations is yellow cake and chocolate ice cream with half the fudge sauce. I told you I have a sweet tooth.

Enjoy the recipe!

1 package dark chocolate fudge cake mix
1/2 gallon brick vanilla ice cream
Fudge Sauce
1 can (12 ounces) evaporated milk
1-1/4 cups sugar
4 squares (1 ounce each) unsweetened chocolate
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
Whipped cream and maraschino cherries for garnish

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 13×9×2-inch pan. Prepare, bake and cool cake following package directions.

2. Remove cake from pan. Split cake in half horizontally. Place bottom layer back in pan. Cut ice cream into even slices and place evenly over bottom cake layer (use all the ice cream). Place remaining cake layer over ice cream. Cover and freeze.

3. For fudge sauce, combine evaporated milk and sugar in medium saucepan. Cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat until mixture comes to a rolling boil. Boil and stir for 1 minute. Add unsweetened chocolate and stir until melted. Beat over medium heat until smooth. Remove from heat. Stir in butter, vanilla extract and salt.

4. Cut cake into squares. For each serving, place cake square on plate; spoon hot fudge sauce on top. Garnish with whipped cream and maraschino cherry.