CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
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Dairy, Eggs | Cakes, Desserts, Mw | 1 | Servings |
INGREDIENTS
3/4 | c | All purpose flour |
2/3 | c | Sugar |
1/2 | t | Baking soda |
1/2 | t | Salt |
1/2 | t | Vanilla |
1 | oz | Pre-melted chocolate |
1/3 | c | Shortening |
1/3 | c | Milk |
2 | Eggs |
INSTRUCTIONS
Makes one layer cake. Place all ingredients except eggs in mixing bowl. Blend at low speed, then beat at medium speed 1 minute. Add eggs and beat 1 minute. If cake is to be removed before icing, place a few dabs of shortening in bottom of 9 inch glass baking dish, then fit a circle of wax paper over the shortening. If cake is to be iced in the baking dish, simply pour batter in evenly. Microwave 1 layer at 50 percent power for 5 to 6 minutes, rotating 1/4 turn every 3 minutes. Increase power to High, microwave 2 to 5 minutes or until done. Let stand directly on counter top 5 to 10 minutes. *If solid chocolate is used, melt in glass measuring cup at 50 percent power for 2 to 4 minutes per square. To soften pre-melted chocolate in the packets, microwave in envelope 10 seconds on High. VARIATIONS: 1. Chocolate Mint Cakes: Substitute Peppermint flavoring for vanilla. 2. Chocolate Peanut Cake: Add 2 tbsp. (1/4 cup) peanut butter and one more tbsp. milk before mixing. 3. Chocolate Cherry Cake: Add 2 tbsp. (1/4 cup) maraschino cherry juice for milk and 1/4 cup of maraschino cherries before mixing. 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: 1778
Calories From Fat: 756
Total Fat: 84.1g
Cholesterol: 423.6mg
Sodium: 2010.8mg
Potassium: 398.7mg
Carbohydrates: 230.1g
Fiber: 3.1g
Sugar: 138.1g
Protein: 25.2g