Black 'n Gold Swirl Cake

Ingredients

• 2sqs. unsweetened chocolate
• 3 tbsp. hot water
• 2 tbsp. sugar
• ¢ tsp. soda
• 3/4 cup vegetable shortening
• 2 cups sifted cake flour
• l 4 tsp. baking powder
• ltsp. salt
• 5 tsp. soda
• 1 2/3 cups sugar
• 1 cup buttermilk or sour milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 3 eggs, unbeaten

Method

1. 1

   Mix first four ingredients until smooth.

2. 2

   Cool.

3. 3

   Stir shortening to soften.

4. 4

   Add sifted dry ingredients, milk and vanilla.

5. 5

   Beat 2 minutes at medium speed.

6. 6

   Add eggs; beat 1 minute more.

7. 7

   Add chocolate mixture to half of batter.

8. 8

   Alternate large spoonfuls of batters in two greased and floured 9 inch layer pans.

9. 9

   Marble with a spatula.

10. 10

    Bake in moderate oven 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes.

11. 11

    Frost with favorite chocolate frosting.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Recipes from our hearth (1960) by N.C.) Advent Moravian Church (Winston-Salem, page 12. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

BLACK 'N GOLD SWIRL CAKE 2sqs. unsweetened chocolate melted (2 oz. ) 3 tbsp. hot water 2 tbsp. sugar ¢ tsp. soda 3/4 cup vegetable shortening 2 cups sifted cake flour’ l 4 tsp. baking powder ltsp. salt 5 tsp. soda 1 2/3 cups sugar 1 cup buttermilk or sour milk l tsp. vanilla 3 eggs, unbeaten Mix first four ingredients until smooth. Cool. Stir shortening to soften. Add sifted dry ingred- ients, milk and vanilla. Beat 2 minutes at med- ium speed. Add eggs; beat 1 minute more. Add chocolate mixture to half of batter. Alternate large spoonfuls of batters in two greased and floured 9 inch layer pans. Marble witha spatula. Bake in moderate oven 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes. Frost with favorite chocolate frosting. Mrs. Margaret Harrison SILVER LAYER CAKE 2 cups sifted cake flour 1S tsp.,salt 2 cups granulated sugar 1 cup milk 3/4 cup emulsifier type 15 tsp. vanilla shortening 59 CAKES l tsp. almond flavoring (optional) 1/3 tsp. orange flavoring (optional ) 5 “ tsp. double acting baking powder 6 egg whites unbeaten + cup milk (have eggs, milk and shortening at room temp- erature. ) Heat oven to 350 degrees to 360 degrees. Line three 9 in. layer pans, 14. in. deep, on bottom with waxed paper; grease paper. Sift cake flour, sugar and salt into mixing bowl. Drop in short- ening. Pour in 1 cup milk and flavorings. Mix at medium speed approximately 2 minutes. Quickly stir in baking powder. Add unbeaten egg whites and + cup milk. Again beat at med- ium speed approximately 2 minutes. Scrape bowl and spoon often during beating. Pour into pans. Bake 30 minutes or until done. Cool on wire cake rack 10-15 minutes before removing from pan and removing paper. Filland frost with fresh coconut or other frostings. Double Boiler Frosting ( 7 Minute ) 3 egg whites, unbeaten + cup water 2 cups granulated sugar dash salt 3/16 tsp. cream of tartar 1 tsp. vanilla

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