# Genius Baking Tricks Only Southerners Know

Learn how to cut cakes correctly, how to make just one cookie and how to make a delicious chocolate cake and chocolate fudge.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp white sugar
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1 drop vanilla
- chocolate chips
- 1.5 cups strong coffee
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 cups AP flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 0.5 tsp baking powder
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 2.5 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup mayo
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups marshmallow cream
- 12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 12 oz. chopped German sweet chocolate
- 4.5 cups sugar
- 12 oz. evaporated milk
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 pinch salt
- chopped nuts

## Instructions

1. Cut the cake in half.
2. Divide the halves into 4 slices.
3. Soften a tablespoon of butter in the microwave for 10 seconds.
4. Mix it with a tablespoon of brown sugar and a teaspoon of regular sugar.
5. Add 2 tablespoons of flour.
6. Add a drop of vanilla.
7. Add some chocolate chips.
8. Form a cookie dough ball with your hands.
9. Bake the cookie at 350
for 15 minutes.
10. Sprinkle some salt on top.
11. Combine 1 1/2 cups of strong coffee with 1 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder.
12. Whisk together the dry ingredients: 3 cups AP flour, 2 tsp. baking soda, 1/2 tsp. baking powder and 1/2 tsp. salt.
13. Beat together 2 1/2 cups of sugar and 4 eggs with an electric mixer.
14. Add 1 cup of mayo and 2 tsp. of vanilla to the mixture.
15. Add the dry ingredients and the coffee mixture alternately to the mixture.
16. Pour the mixture into a cake pan.
17. Bake at 350
for about 25 minutes.
18. Add chocolate frosting between the layers of the cake.
19. Cover the whole cake with chocolate frosting.
20. Combine 2 cups of marshmallow cream, 12 oz. of semi-sweet chocolate chips and 12 oz. of chopped German sweet chocolate in a large bowl.
21. Boil 4 1/2 cups of sugar, 12 oz. of evaporated milk, 2 tbsp. of butter and a pinch of salt for 1 minute.
22. Simmer for 7 minutes.
23. Pour the mixture into the bowl of chocolate and stir until melted.
24. Add chopped nuts.
25. Line a 9x13 dish with parchment paper.
26. Transfer the fudge to the dish and let it sit overnight.
27. Use the parchment to lift the fudge out of the dish and cut into squares.

## Equipment

- knife
- cake stand
- fork
- baking sheet
- small bowl
- microwave
- electric mixer
- large bowl
- cake pan
- pot
- whisk
- spatula
- 9x13 dish
- parchment paper
- wooden board

## Tips

- The best way to cut a cake is by cutting it in half first, then divide the halves into four equal sections. This way you'll be able to cut 8 even pieces from each side of the cake, instead of guessing how big the wedges are going to be.
- The secret to the best chocolate cake is adding mayo to it, as the tang and creaminess of this condiment helps make the cake super moist and brings out the chocolate flavor.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/SouthernLiving/videos/958121602099328/?fs=e&s=TIeQ9V&mibextid=wwXIfr&fs=e
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/927dfbc3-8d35-4851-9ced-15c3deecdbb1
- Extracted: 2025-09-06

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