Colette's Chocolate Cake

* Exported from MasterCook *

Colette's Chocolate Cake

Recipe By : Cooking Live Show #8892
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cooking Live Import

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 cups sugar
1 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 cup vegetable shortening
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 eggs -- at room temperature
1 cup milk -- at room temperature
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup hot -- strong coffee

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease the sides and bottom of 2 (9-inch)
cake pans with shortening and then dust them with flour. In a large
mixing bowl, combine all of the ingredients except the coffee. Mix at
low speed until blended, scaping the sides of the bowl occasionally
with a rubber spatula. Slowly add the coffee while mixing on low. Mix
until smooth. Bake for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted
in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pans on a wire racks for
about 20 minutes, then invert onto racks and remove pans. Cool
completely.

Yield: 2, 9-inch layers, 2 inches high




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