Sweet Chocolate Cake Recipe
Ingredients
| Cooking chocolate | 4 Ounce | |
| Boiling water | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 1 cup butter or other shortening | ||
| Sugar | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Eggs | 4 , separated | |
| Vanilla extract | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Cake flour | 2 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), sifted | |
| Baking soda | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Buttermilk | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Coconut-Pecan Filling | ||
| Chocolate Cream-Cheese Frosting | ||
Directions
Melt chocolate in water; cool.
Cream butter and sugar; add egg yolks, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.
Add vanilla and chocolate; mix well.
Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk; beat until smooth.
Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
Pour into three 8-inch layer-cake pans lined on bottom with greased wax paper.
Bake in preheated moderate oven (350°F.) about 35 minutes.
Cool.
Fill with Coconut-Pecan Filling and frost with Chocolate Cream-Cheese Frosting.
Cream butter and sugar; add egg yolks, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.
Add vanilla and chocolate; mix well.
Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk; beat until smooth.
Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
Pour into three 8-inch layer-cake pans lined on bottom with greased wax paper.
Bake in preheated moderate oven (350°F.) about 35 minutes.
Cool.
Fill with Coconut-Pecan Filling and frost with Chocolate Cream-Cheese Frosting.
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