| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Eggs, Dairy |
|
Dessert, Cake, Chocolate, Sthrn/livng |
1 |
X 10" cake |
INGREDIENTS
| 1 |
c |
Shortening |
| 3 |
c |
Sugar |
| 6 |
|
Eggs |
| 2 2/3 |
c |
All-purpose flour |
| 1/2 |
ts |
Baking powder |
| 1/4 |
ts |
Salt |
| 1/3 |
c |
Cocoa |
| 1 |
c |
Milk |
| 1 |
ts |
Vanilla extract |
|
|
Chocolate Frosting (optional |
| 1 |
c |
Sugar |
| 1/4 |
c |
Butter or margarine |
| 1/3 |
c |
Evaporated milk |
| 1/2 |
c |
Semisweet chocolate morsels |
| 1/2 |
ts |
Vanilla extract |
INSTRUCTIONS
CHOCOLATE FROSTING
Cream shortening; gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed of
an electric mixer. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
Combine flour and next 3 ingredients; add to mixture alternately with
milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix until just blended
after each addition. Stir in vanilla.
Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan. Bake at 325F
for 1 hour and 25 to 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted near center
comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan, and let cool
completely on a wire rack. Spread with Chocolate Frosting, if desired.
Yield: one 10-inch cake.
CHOCOLATE FROSTING:
Combine first 3 ingredients in a small saucepan; bring to a boil, and
boil 1 minute, stirring occasionally. Stir in chocolate morsels and
vanilla. Beat with a wooden spoon about 3 minutes or to desired spreading
consistency. Yield: 1-1/4 cups.
Helen Dosier of North Carolina, in November, 1990 "Southern Living". Typos
by Jeff Pruett.
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #196
Date: Sun, 14 Jul 1996 21:06:36 -0500
From: pickell@cyberspc.mb.ca (S.Pickell)
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