Minnesota Fudge Cake Recipe
Ingredients
5 eggs
2 1/2 cups granulated sugar
4 1/2 squares (ounces) unsweetened chocolate
1 3/4 cups milk
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon red food coloring
1 1/2 teaspoons soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups sifted cake flour
Directions
1. Preheat oven to moderate (350° F.).
2. Beat one of the eggs and combine it with one cup of the sugar, the chocolate and three-quarters cup of the milk in a saucepan. Cook, stirring, over low heat, until the chocolate melts and the mixture thickens. Cool to room temperature.
3. Mix the butter and shortening and add the remaining sugar gradually. Cream until fluffy. Add the vanilla and coloring. Add the remaining eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
4. Sift the dry ingredients together and add to the butter mixture alternately with the remaining milk, beating well. Beat until smooth. Blend in the chocolate mixture.
5. Pour into three nine-inch greased layer pans, lined in the bottom with waxed paper, and bake twenty-five to thirty minutes. Cool and frost as desired.
2. Beat one of the eggs and combine it with one cup of the sugar, the chocolate and three-quarters cup of the milk in a saucepan. Cook, stirring, over low heat, until the chocolate melts and the mixture thickens. Cool to room temperature.
3. Mix the butter and shortening and add the remaining sugar gradually. Cream until fluffy. Add the vanilla and coloring. Add the remaining eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
4. Sift the dry ingredients together and add to the butter mixture alternately with the remaining milk, beating well. Beat until smooth. Blend in the chocolate mixture.
5. Pour into three nine-inch greased layer pans, lined in the bottom with waxed paper, and bake twenty-five to thirty minutes. Cool and frost as desired.
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