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    • Rowell’s Inn Old Vermont Cocoa Cake

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    Eggs, Dairy, Grains New England Cakes, Desserts, Holiday 12 Servings

    INGREDIENTS

    1/2 c Unsweetened cocoa
    1/2 c Boiling water
    1/4 c Butter, softened
    1/4 c Shortening
    2 c Sugar
    1/8 t Salt
    1 t Vanilla
    2 Eggs
    1 1/2 t Baking soda
    1 c Buttermilk
    1 3/4 c All-purpose flour
    2 T Sour cream
    1 T Maple syrup
    1/3 c Chopped walnuts
    1/2 c Butter, softened
    1/2 c Unsweetened cocoa
    2 T Corn syrup
    1 t Maple syrup
    3 c Confectioners' sugar
    6 T Milk

    INSTRUCTIONS

    Impressive and special, this is a celebration cake. The layers are
thin and fragile, so be careful when removing them from the pans.  Cake
~--- Combine the cocoa and boiling water and set aside. Cream the
butter, shortening, sugar, salt, and vanilla until fluffy. Add the
eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir the soda
into the buttermilk and add alternately with the flour to the creamed
mixture.  Preheat oven to 350 F. Prepare 3 9-inch cake pans by greasing
them and  lining them with waxed paper. Measure 1 2/3 cups batter into
a small  bowl and stir in the sour cream, maple syrup, and nuts. Pour
into 2  of the cake pans.  Blend the cocoa-water mixture into the
remaining batter and pour into  the remaining pan. Bake for 25 to 30
minutes. Cool 5-minutes before  removing from the pans. Spread Cocoa
Maple Frosting between the  layers, on the sides, and over the top of
the cake.  Cocoa Maple Frosting ~------------------- Combine the
butter, cocoa,  corn syrup, and maple syrup. Add the confectioners'
sugar alternately  with the milk. Beat until smooth and of a spreading
consistency.  Receipe from: Rowell's Inn, Simonsville, Vermont Source:
Yankee  Magazine's Christmas in New England, 1995  From Gemini's
MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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    Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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    Calories: 418
    Calories From Fat: 181
    Total Fat: 20.6g
    Cholesterol: 66.4mg
    Sodium: 226.7mg
    Potassium: 208.3mg
    Carbohydrates: 57.7g
    Fiber: 3.1g
    Sugar: 37.4g
    Protein: 5.9g


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