All-American Chocolate Cake

Recipe Ingredients

4 oz	113g	Unsweetened chocolate
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Shortening or 1/2 lb butter
2 teaspoons	10ml	Vanilla
2 cups	125g / 4.4oz	Cake flour
2 cups	396g / 13oz	Sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Baking powder
1 teaspoon	5ml	Baking soda
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt
1 cup	237ml	Milk
4		Eggs

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F.

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.

Source:
Jim Fobel's Old-Fashioned Baking Book

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