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Eisenhower's Chocolate Cake

A home-style Eisenhower's Chocolate Cake made with Butter, Sugar, Sour Milk, Flour, and Baking Soda. Add it to your meal plan and shop the whole list in one go.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup
• 2 cup
• 1 cup
• 2 1/2 cup
• 1 tsp
• 1 tsp
• 1/2 cup
• 1 tsp
• 1/4 tsp
• 1 1/2 cup
• 5 tbsp
• 1/2 tsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Sift flour, baking powder & salt. Cream shortening. Slowly beat in sugar.

2. 2

   Add egg yolds & vanilla.

3. 3

   Add cocoa, then flour mixture alternately with milk.

4. 4

   Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.

5. 5

   Pour in 2 greased 9 ″ layer cake tins.

6. 6

   Bake 25 minutes in 375~ oven.

7. 7

   FROSTING:Combine 2 egg whites, unbeaten with 1 1/2 cups sugar, finely sifted.

8. 8

   Add 5 tbsps. cold water, a few rains salt and 1/2 tsp. Cream of Tarter in top of double boiler.

9. 9

   Stir until sugar is dissolved.

10. 10

    Place over briskly boiling water.

11. 11

    Beat with egg beater until stiff enough to stand in peaks, about 6-10 minutes.

12. 12

    Add 1 tsp. vanilla and beat until thick enough to spread while frosting is cooling.

13. 13

    Keep sides of double boiler scraped down with spatula.