elizabeth petty's chocolate cake
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This recipe belonged to NASCAR legend Richard Petty's mother. I copied it from a 1985 Level Cross UMC Cookbook, of where the family were and still are members today.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2-1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 - egg yolks
- 2-3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon soda
- 6 tablespoons cocoa
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 5 tablespoons liquid coffee
- 4 - egg whites (use the 3 egg whites +1 egg white)
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- 1 cup butter, melted
- 1-1/2 box powdered sugar
- 1 - egg yolk
- 1-1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 4-1/2 tablespoons cocoa
- 7-1/2 tablespoons liquid coffee
How To Make elizabeth petty's chocolate cake
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 3 (9 inch) layer cake pans. Cream the butter and sugar well. Add vanilla and egg yolks; beat well. Sift the dry ingredients together and add to mixture, alternating with buttermilk and coffee. Beat egg whites until stiff. Pour into prepared cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. When cake is cool enough not to melt icing, stack layers.
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Step 2Cream butter and sugar. Add egg yolk, vanilla, cocoa and coffee. Beat well. Spread between layers, top and sides of cake.
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