Colette's Chocolate Cake
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 temperat...
Ingredients
- 2cups sugar
- 1cupunsweetened cocoa
- 1cupvegetable shortening
- 1teaspoonsalt
- 2teaspoons baking powder
- 1teaspoonbaking soda
- 3cups all-purpose flour
- 2eggs -- at room temperature
Directions
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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-
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Grease the sides and bottom of 2 (9-inch) cake pans with shortening and then dust them with flour
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In a large mixing bowl, combine all of the ingredients except the coffee
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Mix at low speed until blended, scaping the sides of the bowl occasionally with a rubber spatula
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Slowly add the coffee while mixing on low
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Mix until smooth
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Bake for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean
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Cool in the pans on a wire racks for about 20 minutes, then invert onto racks and remove pans