This Hot Fudge Chocolate Pudding Cake is pure chocolate comfort in a single pan. It’s a go-to dessert when you want something warm, rich, and homemade without the fuss of frosting or layering.

The Tunnel of Fudge cake was first invented by Ella Helfrich of Houston in the 1960s. A Pillsbury food chemist, Howard Lincoln, developed the recipe using dry frosting mix in 1966.

Cakes are a favorite and conventional summer dessert. They are handy take-alongs for picnics and barbecues and share the food spotlight at family reunions and get-togethers. Helen Fields of Newport… ...

¼ teaspoon salt. 4 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Prepare the Devil's Food cake mix according to package directions in a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.

But the Tunnel of Fudge, which won Mrs. C.J. Helfrich of Houston second prize in the Pillsbury Bake-Off in 1966, seems to have introduced the concept of a soft-centered chocolate cake to the world.