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<strong>OLD TIMEY CHOCOLATE LAYER
CAKE</strong></div>
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<br />
This is one of my very favorite cake recipes. It has
been handed down through the years from my Mom's side of the family. I remember
as a little girl my mom making this cake for me and also her chocolate cake with
chocolate fudge icing(yummy)! I hope you enjoy it as much as I
have.<br />
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Old Timey Chocolate Layer Cake:<br />
<br />
2 sticks butter,
room temp<br />
2 1/2 cups sugar<br />
1/3 cup shortening<br />
5 eggs, room temp<br />
2
tsp vanilla<br />
5 cups all-purpose flour<br />
1 tsp salt<br />
2 tsp baking soda<br />
5
tsp baking powder<br />
2 cups whole milk<br />
<br />
Preheat oven to 350. Grease and
flour cake pans. I cook my cakes individually and I usually end up getting 16
(9") layers. I use 8 pans let the pans cool, then wipe them out and grease and
flour them again. Cream butter, shortening, and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs
one at a time and blend until incorporated. Add vanilla. For flour mixture,
add salt, baking soda, and baking powder to the flour and whisk together to
blend all together. With mixer on low, gradually add 1/4 of flour mixture then
1/4 of milk. Continue alternating flour and milk until all of it is added. Mix
on medium speed until the flour and milk is fully incorporated (about 3
minutes.) Pour about 3/4 cup of batter into each pan and spread around in pan.
Bake for 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.<br />
<br />
Cooked Chocolate
Fudge Icing:<br />
<br />
4 cups granulated sugar<br />
1/3 cup cocoa powder<br />
1 stick
butter<br />
1 can evaporated milk (15 oz)<br />
1 tsp vanilla<br />
<br />
In a heavy
saucepan place sugar and cocoa and blend well. Add butter, milk, and vanilla.
Cook on medium low heat until mixure starts to thicken some. (About 12
minutes. This icing is a pourable icing and will not thicken up like a
frosting)<br />
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Once icing is done, you are ready to start stacking. Place one
layer on cake round and pour about 3-4 Tbls of icing on cake and spread. Repeat
process until all cakes have been iced. Let cake sit overnight to allow icing
to set. <br />
<br />
I usually double the icing recipe to make sure I have enough.
Whatever is left over is an added benefit because I get to eat
it!<br />
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<strong> “<em>I am entering this OLD TIMEY CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKE in
the Creative Holiday Recipe Contest hosted by <a href="http://confessionsofacookbookqueen.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f31c84;">Confessions of a
Cookbook Queen</span></a> and <a href="http://cookiesandcups.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f31c84;">Cookies and Cups</span></a>!</em>“</strong><br />
<strong></strong><br />
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