Decadent Chocolate Cake

"A very rich chocolate cake topped with fudge sauce and fudge frosting"
Serves 12-16 | Prep Time 10 minutes | Cook Time about 35 minutesWhy I Love This Recipe
My mother was a chocoloholic. Nothing could have too much chocolate for her tastes, and she loved this cake. I suspect some of my customers are chocoloholics too.
Ingredients You'll Need
GGFG Chocolate cake mix (or GF chocolate cake mix of your choice), baked according to package instructions in a 9”x13” pan.
1 recipe of GGFG Hot Fudge Sauce (or store bought)
1 stick butter, softened
1 t. vanilla
Directions
Bake cake according to package directions in a 9”x13” pan lined with parchment paper. Meanwhile heat hot fudge sauce in the microwave until smooth and creamy. When cake is baked, cool for 10 minutes. Using a wooden spoon, poke holes 1” apart all over top of cake. Spread ½ of the hot fudge sauce even oven top of cake into holes. Let cake cool completely. When cake is cool, put remaining fudge sauce in the bowl of a stand mixer and start beating. Add butter gradually until mixture becomes light and fluffy. Frost cake. Chill in refrigerator until ready to serve. May be decorated with chocolate curls.