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Cherry Chocolate Cake Untried
Author/Submitted by:
Servings: 4
Categories:
Cakes
/
Chocolate
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Desserts
Ingredients: 1
oz
Bitter chocolate 2
c
Flour 1
c
Sugar 1
t
Soda 1/4
ts
Salt 1/2
c
Shortening 3/4
c
Milk 1/4
c
Maraschino cherry juice 2
Eggs 1/2
c
Chopped maraschino cherries
Several drops red food
Coloring
Directions:
Frosting: 1 oz bitter chocolate 1/2 c butter 3 c sifted powdered
sugar 1/4 c maraschino cherry juice 1/2 c chopped maraschino cherries
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 2 9" pans. Melt
chocolate.
In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, soda, and salt. Make a well in
center of mixture. Drop in shortening, milk, cherry juice, and eggs.
Blend on low, then beat 2 mins on mdm. Add chocolate, cherries, and
coloring. Beat 1 min. Pour into pans. Bake 25-30 mins. Cool in pans
10 mins, then turn out on rack and cool completely.
Frosting: Melt chocolate. In a sm bowl, cream butter. Add sugar and
cherry juice. Beat until smooth. Stir in chocolate and cherries.
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