• Ingredients:

3 oz unsweetened chocolate

1/4 pound (1 bar or 4 oz) butter

2 medium eggs

2 cups flour (special for cake) sifted

2 1/2 tsp Baking Powder

1/4 tsp Baking Soda

1/2 tsp salt

1  1/4  cups sugar

1 cup milk

1 tsp vanilla

• Procedure:

1. Grease two 9" Round Pan.
2. Using a double boiler, melt the chocolate over a low flame.
3. Sift the flour, measured. Add baking powder, Baking Soda, salt and sifted three times.
4. In a separate bowl  cream the butter.
5. Add sugar a little bit at the time, then add the eggs. Mix well after add each one.
6. Add the melt unsweetened chocolate.
7. Add 1 tsp vanilla to the milk.
8. Add flour alternated with milk.
9. Put the mix in the pans.
10. Bake at 350 grades for 30 min.

Now follow the instruction to make the Cream filling for the Chocolate Cake.

• You will need:

1/2 cup sugar

4 tbs flour

1/4 tsp salt

1 1/2 cups milk

2 egg yolks beaten

1 tsp vanilla

• Procedure:

1. In a double boiler, put water to boil on the bottom .
2. Combine sugar, flour and salt on the top of the boiler.
3. Add milk and eggs.
4. Beaten constantly for 10 minutes.
5. Pullet out from hot, and when it get a little cold, add the vanilla.
6. Let it cool a little bit and put it on  top of 1 cake, and put the other cake on top of the first one.
7. Iced and decorate the cake with Chocolate Icing.

Enjoy this cake, it is fun to do it an very tasty!

• Ingredients:

2 cups flour (special for cake) sifted before

1 tsp Baking Soda

3/4 tsp salt

2 cups of brown sugar (packed)

1/2 cup butter (4 oz)

1 tsp vanilla

1cup milk

1tsp lemon juice (fresh)

2 square of unsweetened chocolate (melted)

3 eggs

• Procedure:

1. Grease two 9" Round Pans, add 2 tbs of flour and shake.
2. Turn oven 350 degree.
3. Sift together flour ,baking soda and salt.
4. Add brown sugar,butter, and vanilla
5. Mix the milk with the lemon juice and add to the mix.
6. Use the electric mixer and mix for 2 min.
7. Add the eggs and the melted chocolate and mix for 2 more min.
8. Pour batter into pan and place in the oven  for 30 to 35 min.
9. Prepare the sponge icing chocolate.
10. Pour some icing on top of one cake, put the other cake on top and finish icing the cake with the same sponge chocolate icing.

Look for the Sponge Chocolate Icing in the Icing section!

• All the ingredients must be at room temperature.
  • Ingredients:

    1# margarine or butter
    3 cups of sugar
    2 tsp vanilla extract (no imitation)
    10 medium eggs (put apart 2 egg whites)
    4 1/2 cups self rising flour
    1 1/2 regular milk

    • Vegetable Shortening (to grease the pans)

    Bake-Even Strip

    • 10″ Round Pan
    • 11in x 15 in Sheet
  • Procedure:
    1. Grease two 10″ Round Pan 2in deep, or one 11in x 15 in Sheet 2in deep.
    2. Add about 2 tbs of flour to each pans and shake it, so the grease inside the pans get all covered with flour.
    3. Turn the pan upside down and tap lightly to remove excess of flour. In any uncovered spot, touch up with shortening and flour.
    4. Put the margarine or butter in a bowl, and creamed.
    5. Add the sugar gradually and creamed , be sure that is soft and creme, do this for 20 minutes.
    6. Add the vanilla and keep creaming.
    7. Add the eggs 1 by 1 and mix for 1 min each addition.
    8. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
    9. Sift the flour.
    10. Add the flour gradually to the mix, alternating with milk . Start with flour and end with flour.  Careful: Do not over mix.
    11. Add mix to the pans, then place around the pan a soaking wet Bake-Even Strip. This will help you to have an even cake.
    12. Bake for 55 to 60 min. Insert a tooth pic in the middle of the cake.  If it comes out clean, the cake is done.
    13. Let the cake cool for 10 min.  Run a thin knife between the cake and side of the pan.
    14. Flip the cake and put it on a board. Let it cool at least one hour prior to icing.
  • After you try this recipe, please give me your feedback.  Happy baking!!