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Cape Cod Chocolate Cake
Author/Submitted by:
Servings: 1
Categories:
Cakes
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Chocolate
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Desserts
Ingredients: 1 3/4
c
Cake flour 2
ts
Baking powder 1/4
ts
Soda 1
t
Salt 1 1/2
c
Sugar 1/2
c
Shortening 1
c
Plus 2 T evaporated milk 2
Unbeaten eggs 2
Squares melted chocolate 1
t
Vanilla
Directions:
Stir flour, baking powder, soda, salt and sugar into a mixing bowl.
Drop shortening and milk into dry ingredients. Do not dilute the
evaporated milk, use full strength. Beat, beat, beat for about 2
minutes on low speed in an electric mixer. Add eggs and melted
chocolate. Lastly add vanilla. Beat all together for 1 minute. Scrape
bown and beat again for another minute. Turn into two layer cake
pans and bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. Frost with butter cream
frosting to which 1/2 c walnuts, chopped fine have been added. This
cake is a favorite of mine and is tried and true.
Silver Circle
Boston Globe, from the Living Pages, c 1974
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