American Chocolate Cake
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
10
ingredients
- 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
- 1 cup shortening or 1/2 lb butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 cups cake flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 4 eggs
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a small, heavy-bottomed pan, melt chocolate and shortening, stirring over low heat until smooth and melted. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
- In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add chocolate mixture, milk and eggs, beating until smooth.
- Spread mixture in two greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans. Bake for 30-to-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pans 5 minutes before turning out onto wire rack.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
jas kaur
Canada