I may not have had the GPA or SAT scores to get in to Wellesley, the private women's liberal arts college in Massachusetts, but I will be bold and say that I possess enough of a culinary IQ to conquer their eponymous chocolate cake.
Have you ever heard of Wellesley Fudge Cake? I sure didn't until my search for an atypical chocolate cake lead me to this recipe on Cook's Country. Who would have thought that this bastion of higher learning was also the origin for some impressive fudge?
Bloomed Dutch-processed cocoa gives the cake its deep chocolate flavor and buttermilk makes it super moist. Similar to how traditional fudge is made, the frosting is cooked on the stove top. Even better, when the frosting cools completely on the cake it forms a really lovely crust. With all that fudge you would assume this cake was overly sweet. Fear not, it's far from it.
So while my undergraduate degree may not bear the name of a famed Seven Sister at least my dessert will!
