Vera's Recipes

Cakes Fillings And Frostings

Lovelight Chocolate 2-Egg Chiffon Cake

Cakes Fillings And Frostings
13 ingredients
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Ingredients

  • 2 eggs, separated
  • 1½ cup sugar
  • 1¾ cup sifted Softasilk cake flour
  • ¾ tsp soda
  • ¾ tsp salt
  • ⅓ cup cooking (salad) oil such as Wesson
  • 1 cup sweet milk may be used buttermilk
  • 2 square 2 oz. unsweetened chocolate, melted
  • 2 cup chocolate deluxe icing sifted confectioners' sugar
  • ¼ tsp chocolate deluxe icing salt
  • 1 chocolate deluxe icing large egg
  • ⅓ cup chocolate deluxe icing soft shortening
  • 2 square chocolate deluxe icing; 2 oz. unsweetened chocolate, melted

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees (moderate). Grease well and dust with flour 2 round layer pans, 8 inches by at least 1 1/2 inches deep, or 9x1 1/2 inches, or one oblong pan, 13x9 1/2x2 inches.
  2. Beat the egg whites until frothy. Gradually beat in 1/2 cup of the sugar. Continue beating until very stiff and glossy.
  3. Sift the remaining sugar, flour, soda and salt into another bowl. Add the oil, half of the buttermilk. Beat 1 minute, medium speed on the mixer or 150 vigorous strokes by hand. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl constantly. Add the remaining buttermilk, egg yolks and chocolate. Beat 1 more minute, scraping the bowl constantly. Fold in the meringue. Pour into the prepared pans.
  4. Bake layers 30 to 35 minutes; oblong 40 to 45 minutes. Cool. Ice with Chocolate DeLuxe Icing.
  5. Chocolate DeLuxe Icing: Beat the confectioners' sugar, salt, egg, shortening and melted chocolate together until fluffy.

Notes

Very Good. From Betty Crocker. A new twist to the ever popular chocolate layer cake.

Original card

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