mile-high chocolate cake
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Ingredients For mile-high chocolate cake
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1/2 ccocoa
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1 tsplemon juice
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1 tspvanilla extract
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1 lgegg white
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1 lbpowdered sugar, well sifted
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1 ozbaking chocolate
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1/2 cbutter
- FROSTING INGREDIENTS
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1 cbuttermilk
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2 1/2 cflour, sifted
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2 tspvanilla extract
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2 lgeggs
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2 csugar
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1/2 cvegetable shortening
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2 tspbaking soda
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1/2 cwater, hot
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3 Tbspmilk
How To Make mile-high chocolate cake
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1Combine cocoa, hot water and baking soda in a small bowl; let stand while mixing other ingredients.
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2Cream the shortening and sugar together in a mixing bowl, using an electric mixer set on medium speed, until light and fluffy; add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
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3Beat in vanilla and cocoa mixture; add flour alternately with the buttermilk to creamed mixture beating well after each addition.
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4Pour batter into 3 greased and wax paper lined 8-inch round cake pans.
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5Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 25 minutes or until cakes test done; cool in pans on racks for 10 minutes.
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6Remove from pans; cool completely on racks.
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7To assemble cake, place one cake layer on serving plate; spread with Cocoa Icing.
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8Top with second cake layer and spread a layer of frosting; top with third cake layer and frost sides and top with remaining frosting.
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9COCOA ICING: Combine butter and chocolate in the top of a double boiler.
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10Place over hot water; stir until melted.
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11Remove from heat; cool to room temperature.
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12Sift confectioners' sugar into a large mixing bowl.
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13Make a well in the center and add egg white, vanilla and lemon juice; pour in the chocolate mixture.
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14Blend until smooth, using an electric mixer set at medium speed.
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15Add milk to make frosting of a spreading consistency.
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