Victory Chocolate Cake

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Title: Victory Chocolate Cake
Categories: Cheesecakes, Chocolate
Yield: 16 servings

2 c Flour; unbleached; sifted
1/2 c Cocoa; baking
2 1/4 ts Baking soda
3/4 ts Salt
3/4 c Vegetable shortening
1/3 c Sugar
1 1/2 c Dark corn syrup
3 lg Eggs; separated
1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract
1 c Coffee; cooled

Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; set
aside. Cream the shortening and sugar in a mixing bowl
until light and fluffy, using an electric mixer at medium
speed. Blend in the corn syrup and egg yolks. Beat in
vanilla. Add dry ingredients alternately with coffee to
creamed mixture, beating well after each addition. Beat egg
whites in another bowl until stiff peaks form. Fold egg
whites into cake batter.
Pour batter into a greased 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan. Bake
in preheated 350 degree oven 45 minutes or until cake tests
done. Cool in pan on rack.
NOTE: This cake recipe dates from WW II and as you can see,
sugar was very precious and in short supply.

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