Jack-O-Lantern Chocolate Cake *
1 t Soda 1/2 ts Salt 1 c Butter -- or shortening 1 1/3 c Brown sugar -- firmly packed 3 Eggs -- well b...
Ingredients
- 1tsp soda
- 1/2tsp salt
- 1cup butter -- or shortening
- 11/3 c brown sugar -- firmly packed
- 3eggs -- well beaten
- 4ozunsweetened chocolate -- melt
- 2/3cup water
Directions
- 1
PATTI - VDRJ67A---------------------- 2 c Cake Flour -- sifted 1 t Soda 1/2 ts Salt 1 c Butter -- or shortening 1 1/3 c Brown sugar -- firml
- 2
Cream butter thoroughly, add sugar gradually, and cream together until light and fluffy
- 3
Add eggs and beat well
- 4
then chocolate and blend
- 5
Add flour, alternately with water, a small amount at a time, beating after each addition until smooth
- 6
Bake in two greased deep 9" layer pans in 350~ oven for 30 minutes, or until done
- 7
Use Halloween Frosting (See recipe) Spread orange tinted frosting between layers, reserving about 1/4 for pumpkin decoration
- 8
Spread chocolate frosting on top and sides of,cake, reserving sinall amount for decorating