Colette's Chocolate Cake

Recipe Ingredients

2 cups	396g / 13oz	Sugar
1 cup	110g / 3.9oz	Unsweetened cocoa
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Vegetable shortening
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt
2 teaspoons	10ml	Baking powder
1 teaspoon	5ml	Baking soda
3 cups	187g / 6.6oz	All-purpose flour
2		Eggs - at room temperature
1 cup	237ml	Milk - at room temperature
1 teaspoon	5ml	Almond extract
1 teaspoon	5ml	Vanilla extract
1 cup	237ml	Strong coffee - hot

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease the sides and bottom of 2 (9-inch) cake pans with shortening and then dust them with flour.

In a large mixing bowl, combine all of the ingredients except the coffee. Mix at low speed until blended, scaping the sides of the bowl occasionally with a rubber spatula. Slowly add the coffee while mixing on low. Mix until smooth.

Bake for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pans on a wire racks for about 20 minutes, then invert onto racks and remove pans. Cool completely.

This recipe yields two, 9-inch layers, 2 inches high.

Source:
COOKING LIVE with Sara Moulton - Recipe courtesy of Gourmet Magazine - From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # CL-8892 broadcast 05-27-1997) - Downloaded from their Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com

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