Best Brownstone Front Chocolate Cake Recipes

BROWNSTONE FRONT CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• For cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour.
• 2 9-inch cake pans.
• Cream butter and sugar.
• Add beaten egg yolks and melted chocolate to mixture.
• Dissolve baking soda and salt in buttermilk; add alternately with flour to the egg mixture.
• Fold in beaten egg whites and pour into prepared pans.
• Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes.
• Frost when cooled.
• For frosting: Combine butter, milk, sugar and vanilla in saucepan.
• Place over low heat and bring to boiling point.
• Reduce heat and simmer 45 minutes, stirring frequently to prevent scorching and sticking.
• Cool before spreading on sides and top of cake.

BROWNSTONE FRONT CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour three 9 inch round cake pans.
• Separate the eggs. Set the egg yolks aside and beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form.
• Cream 2 1/'4 cups sugar, vanilla, and shortening. Add the egg yolks and beat till smooth.
• Sift together the cocoa, cake flour, baking soda, and salt. Then add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk to creamy mixture. Lastly, fold in beaten egg whites.
• Pour into 3 greased and floured cake pans. Bake 20-25 minutes in 325 degree F (165 degrees C) oven, or until done.
• To Make Icing: Cook 2 cups white sugar, 1 cup cream and 1/2 cup butter or margarine over low flame until mixture forms a soft ball in water. Remove from heat, beat about 5 or 6 strokes to make mixture smooth. Cool, spread between and on layers while lukewarm. This hardens when cold.