Chocolate Layer Cake for 2
photo by Denise in da Kitchen
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
-
4 slices
- Serves:
- 4
ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1⁄4 cup baking cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 1⁄4 cup shortening
- 1 egg
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
- 3⁄4 cup milk
-
Chocolate Frosting
- 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
- 1⁄2 cup cocoa powder (I used Hershey's )
- 2 1⁄2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 -3 tablespoons milk
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a small add first 5 ingredients, combining well,and set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together shortening and sugar until smooth.
- Then add egg and vanilla to creamed mixture.
- Add 3/4 cup milk and dry ingredients a little at a time to the egg/shortening mixture until smooth and creamy.
- Pour into a greased and floured 9 inch cake pan.
- Bake for 30 to 35 or, until toothpick is inserted between the center and edge of pan and comes out clean.
- Cool in pan for 10 minutes then finish cooling completely on wire rack.
- In a medium sized mixing bowl,cream butter.
- Add powdered sugar, cocoa,vanilla, and enough milk to reach a desired spreading consistancy.
- Cut cake in half, top half with 1/2 cup of frosting,spreading evenly.
- Place remaining cake half on top of iced cake half.
- Take remaining frosting and frost top and rounded side of cake.
- Enjoy !
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Chef shapeweaver
United States
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