Classic Chocolate Cake

recipe for Classic Chocolate Cake

Classic Chocolate Cake

Ingredients:
Semi-Sweet Chocolate 4 oz
Water 1/2 cups
Butter 1 cup
Sugar 2 cups
Eggs, separated 4 lg
Vanilla 1 teaspoon
Unsifted flour 2 cups
Baking soda 1 teaspoon
Buttermilk or strong cold coffee 1 cup
Salt 1/2 teaspoon

Method:

  1. In heavy saucepan on low heat, melt broken chocolate with water; set aside.
  2. Cream butter with sugar until light and fluffy.
  3. Add egg yolks, one at a time beating after each addition. Mix in melted chocolate and vanilla.
  4. Sift flour with soda.
  5. Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk or coffee to chocolate mixture; mix until smooth.
  6. Beat egg whites with salt until very stiff peaks form; fold into batter.
  7. Spread into three 8 or 9″ round cake pans lined with wax paper.
  8. Bake at 350-F about 30 minutes. Cool on rack 10 minutes; remove cake.
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