Chocolate Cake (mcarthur)

Have you ever noticed that the great saints of the Bible often met with God at daybreak to seek His leading? For example, Abraham got up very early to stand before the Lord (Gen. 19:27). Jacob woke up with the first light of the morning to worship God after having seen a vision of angels in the night (Gen. 28:18). Moses went early to meet the Lord at Sinai (Ex. 34:4). Joshua got an early start when he prepared to capture Jericho (Josh. 6:12). Gideon made his way at dawn to examine the fleece he had placed on the ground to discern Jehovah's will (Jud. 6:38). And… Job left his bed at an early hour to offer sacrifices to the Lord in behalf of his children (Job 1:5).

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy		Cakes, Chocolate	12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Shortening
2	c	Sugar
3/4	c	Cocoa
4		Egg, beaten
1	c	Milk
2	c	Flour
1	t	Baking soda
1	T	Water
2 1/2	c	Sugar
1 1/4	c	Milk
2 1/2	T	Cocoa
2 1/2	T	Butter

INSTRUCTIONS

Cake:  Cream together the shortening and sugar, and add the cocoa. In
a separate bowl, beat the eggs well and add to the cocoa mixture. Add
the milk and flour alternately; dissolve the baking soda in the water
and add. Beat all ingredients well.  Line two lightly greased layer
cake pans with a layer of kitchen parchment (or even cut-up grocery
bags will work). Pour batter into pans evenly, and bake at 350 F.
until the cake leaves the edges of the pans and springs back when
touched. Invert pans on a wire rack to cool.  Icing:  Mix the cocoa and
sugar; add the milk.  Add the melted butter  and cook to the soft ball
stage in a double boiler (234 F to 240 F).  Remove from the heat and
beat until icing thickens and begins to  wrinkle at the edges.  Let
cool completely and then ice as for a  normal layer cake.  ~-- Tavia
McArthur Comanche, TX  From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at
www.synapse.com/~gemini

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 603 Calories From Fat: 206 Total Fat: 23.1g Cholesterol: 81.6mg Sodium: 152.9mg Potassium: 210.6mg Carbohydrates: 97g Fiber: 2.7g Sugar: 77.4g Protein: 7.1g

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