Chocolate Upside Down Cake

Recipe Ingredients

2 oz	56g	Chocolate squares
1 1/3 cups	315ml	Sweetened condensed milk
1 1/2 cups	93g / 3.3oz	Cake flour - sifted
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Salt
2 teaspoons	10ml	Baking powder
6 tablespoons	90ml	Shortening
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Sugar
2		Eggs - well beaten
1 teaspoon	5ml	Vanilla
1/2 cup	118ml	Milk

Recipe Instructions

Melt chocolate, add condensed milk and mix well. Line greased pans with paper and grease paper. Pour chocolate mixture into pans and cool.

Sift flour, salt and baking powder together. Cream shortening with sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and beat thoroughly. Add sifted dry ingredients and milk alternately in small amounts, beating thoroughly after each addition.

Pour carefully over chocolate mixture and bake in a 350F oven for 35 minutes.

Makes 2 (8 inch) layers.

Add 1/2 cup chopped nut meats to chocolate mixture. Or sprinkle 1/2 cup shredded coconut on top of chocolate mixture.

Source:
Reader's Digest, June 1991

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