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French Chocolate Cake/1953 Winner

French Chocolate Cake/1953 Winner comes together with All Purpose Flour, Baking Soda, Cocoa Powder, Salt, and Butter Or Margarine. Serves 8. Save it, add the ingredients to your shopping list, and cook it tonight.

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Ingredients

• 2 cup
• 3/4 tsp
• 1/2 cup
• 3/4 tsp
• 1/3 cup
• 1 1/3 cup
• 3/4 cup
• 1/2 cup
• 1 tsp
• 3

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Bakeoff.

2. 2

   Sift together the flour, soda, cocoa powder (unsweetened) and salt; set aside. cream butter until fluffy and light then add water, sour cream and vanilla.

3. 3

   Mix with flour mixture and beat until smooth.

4. 4

   Beat egg whites for 1 minute then fold into batter.

5. 5

   Pour batter into 2 well greased and lightly floured cake pans.

6. 6

   Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 25-30 minutes.

7. 7

   Cool then frost.

8. 8

   Brown Sugar Chocolate Frosting: Combine 1/2 cup packed brown sugar, 1/2 cup water and 2 tablespoons butter in saucepan.

9. 9

   Cook until a little syrup dropped into cold water froms a soft ball.

10. 10

    Remove from heat and add 2 squares chocolate; stir until melted and smooth.

11. 11

    Blend in 2 cups sifted confectioners sugar and 1/8 teaspoon salt, alternately with 1/4 cup cream.

12. 12

    Beat well then add 1 teaspoon vanilla.

13. 13

    JM.