This cake is also my Mom's favorite, although maybe because it was the favorite of her oldest brother. It is a mild chocolate, not requiring complicated procedures to make successfully. We always ate it in October for my brother's birthday.
Provided by Spicy Little Sister
Categories Dessert
Time 1h40m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Dissolve Chocolate in 5 tablespoons hot Water.
- Cream butter; add sugar gradually.
- Beat @ high speed until grain is gone.
- Then add well beaten egg yolks. Beat again.
- Add Milk.
- Add chocolate.
- Add Flour. Beat well.
- In a separate bowl beat egg whites until stiff.
- Gently fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
- Add Baking Powder &Vanilla last until thoroughly mixed.
- Grease 3 layer cake pans with crisco or margerine.
- Dust with flour.
- Bake @ 325o, approximately 1 hours 10 minutes.
- When cake is done, it bounces back when pressed.
- Cool upside down on cake racks.
- Run knife around edges of pan to loosen.
- FROSTING:.
- Butter and powdered sugar frosting, with more chocolate powder works well on the layer cake. Use a filling of your choice, nothing too overpowering.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 438.1, Fat 15.1, SaturatedFat 8.7, Cholesterol 138.4, Sodium 476.1, Carbohydrate 69.5, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 46.9, Protein 7.1
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