Great Chocolate Cake (and Strawberry Shortcake

Recipe Ingredients

		Basic Cake
1 cup	110g / 3.9oz	Unsweetened cocoa
2 cups	474ml	Boiling water
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Melted butter
2 1/2 cups	495g / 17oz	Sugar
4		Eggs
2 teaspoons	10ml	Vanilla
2 1/3 cups	145g / 5.1oz	Unsifted cake flour
2 teaspoons	10ml	Baking soda
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Baking powder
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
		Strawberry Cocoa Shortcake
1 cup	237ml	Heavy whipping cream
2 tablespoons	30ml	Powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Vanilla
		Strawberries for garnish
2 oz	56g	Semi-sweet chocolate

Recipe Instructions

Mix cocoa with boiling water, stirring with wire whip until smooth.

Cool in refrigerator while preparing other ingredients.

In large mixer bowl, beat butter with sugar, eggs, and vanilla on high speed 5 minutes. Sift flour with baking soda, baking powder and salt. On low speed, add dry ingredients alternately with cocoa and liquid, starting and ending with flour. (Do not over-beat.) Divide batter into 2 round pans (9 x 1 1/2") lined with buttered waxed paper.

Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes or until cake tests dry with a toothpick. Cool in pans for 10 minutes; remove cake and cool on racks. Use 1 layer of cake for Great Strawberry Chocolate Shortcake dessert. The second layer may be frozen for other great chocolate desserts- or the 2 layers may be frosted together. For shortcake: Whip cream with powdered sugar and vanilla. Spread over top of 1 layer of cake.

Arrange fresh strawberries on top. Melt chocolate and drizzle over berries. Chill to firm chocolate. Makes 8 servings.

Source:
California Grapes 1997 : Desserts

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