Chocolate Yeast Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 1-4 cup luke-warm water
• 2 cups sugar
• 1-2 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs
• 3 cups sifted cake flour
• 4 ozs. bitter chocolate
• 1 teaspoon soda
• 1 cup sour milk
• 3 tablespoons hot water
• 1-2 cake compressed yeast
• 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla

Method

1. 1

   Cream the shortening and continue creaming while adding sugar.

2. 2

   Add egg yolks and beat well.

3. 3

   Then add melted chocolate, milk, and the yeast which has been mixed with luke-warm water.

4. 4

   Beat in the flour and salt which have been sifted together.

5. 5

   Fold in the egg whites beaten stiff but not dry.

6. 6

   Allow this to stand overnight.

7. 7

   Next morning add the soda, dissolved in the hot water mixing thoroughly.

8. 8

   Add vanilla.

9. 9

   Bake in 3 layers, about 45 minutes.

10. 10

    Frost with any desired icing.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Old-time recipes (1947) by Esther Wray, page 7. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CHOCOLATE YEAST CAKE 1 cup shortening 1-4 cup luke-warm water 2 cups sugar 1-2 teaspoon salt 3 eggs 3 cups sifted cake flour 4 ozs. bitter chocolate 1 teaspoon soda 1 cup sour milk 3 tablespoons hot water 1-2 cake compressed yeast 1 1-2 teaspoons vanilla C

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