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We Love God!

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Toll House Layercake

January 30, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs		Cakes, Chocolate	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Butter, softened
1	c	Brown sugar, firmly packed
2/3	c	Sugar
2	t	Vanilla
1/2	t	Salt
4		Eggs
2	c	Flour, all-purpose
1		Chocolate chips, "Little
		Bits" semi-sweet
		divided 12oz pack
3/4	c	Butter, softened
1 1/2	c	Sifted confectioners' sugar
2	t	Vanilla

INSTRUCTIONS

Cake: Preheat oven to 350~F. Grease 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1" baking pan.
Line with waxed paper. In bowl, cream butter, brown sugar, sugar,
vanilla and salt. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each
addition. Gradually add flour. Stir in 1 cup chocolate bits. Spread  in
prepared pan. bake 20-25 minutes. Cool completely. Loosen sides of
cake. Invert onto floured cloth. Peel off waxed paper. Cut cake
crosswise into 4 3-3/4x10" sections. Spread 3 slightly rounded
tablespoons frosting on one layer. Top with second layer. Repeat
layers. Frost with remaining frosting. Frosting: Melt over hot (not
boiling) water, 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate bits, stir until smooth.
Set aside. In bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar. Add melted
chocolate and vanilla; blend until smooth. Makes 1-10" cake.  From
Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 5522 Calories From Fat: 3030 Total Fat: 344.3g Cholesterol: 1598.1mg Sodium: 2208.5mg Potassium: 1812mg Carbohydrates: 561.8g Fiber: 11.3g Sugar: 361.1g Protein: 58.1g