No fancy ingredients or difficult instructions.

This fudge cake is just simply delicious.

The cake was sold at the Lowry Motor Court restaurant in Greenville, Mississippi.

fudge cake - Southern Living

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There are no fancy ingredients or difficult instructions; it’s just simply delicious.

Ingredients

1cupunsalted butter

4(1-oz.)

Coat a 9-inch square pan with cooking spray.

Line bottom and sides of pan with parchment paper, allowing 4 to 5 inches to extend over sides.

Coat parchment paper with cooking spray.

Melt chocolate:

Place butter and chocolate in a large microwave-safe bowl.

Microwave on HIGH until completely melted, about 1 minute, stirring every 20 seconds.

Add sugar and eggs:

Add granulated sugar, and stir until well combined.

Add eggs, 1 at a time, and stir until blended after each addition.

Add remaining ingredients:

Fold in all-purpose flour and salt.

Stir in chopped toasted pecans and vanilla extract.

Add batter to pan:

Pour cake batter into prepared pan.

Cool in pan on a wire rack 30 minutes.

Lift cake from pan, using parchment paper sides as handles, and cool completely, about 30 minutes.