Fry's Fudgey Layer Cake

Recipe Ingredients

1 cup	110g / 3.9oz	Fry's cocoa
1 3/4 cups	346g / 12oz	Sugar - divided
2/3 cup	157ml	Water
2 cups	125g / 4.4oz	All-purpose flour
1 teaspoon	5ml	Baking soda
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt
3/4 cup	148g / 5.2oz	Butter - softened
3		Eggs
2 teaspoons	10ml	Vanilla
1/2 cup	118ml	Milk
		Chocolate frosting royale

Recipe Instructions

Combine cocoa and 1/2 cup of the sugar in large saucepan. Gradually stir in water. Cook and stir over medium heat, until mixture boils; cool. Sift together flour, baking soda and salt.

Cream butter in large mixer bowl until light; gradually beat in remaining 1-1/4 cups sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in cooled chocolate mixture and vanilla.

Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternately with milk, combining lightly after each addition. Divide batter between two greased and wax paper-lined 9-inch round layer pans.

Bake in preheated 350F oven 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans; peel off paper. Cool completely. Frost with Chocolate Frosting Royale. Makes 1 layer cake.

Chocolate Frosting Royale: Melt 1/3 cup butter in large saucepan.

Remove from heat. Stir in 1/2 cup milk Fry's Cocoa and 1 tsp vanilla. Alternately blend in 4 cups sifted icing sugar and 1/2 cup milk until frosting is smooth and spreadable.

Makes about 2 cups.

Source:
Kate Smith Collection 1940 Published by General Foods Corp.

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