Brownstone Front Chocolate Cake

This is an old family recipe. The cake has a delicate chocolate flavor and the icing is hard to the touch, yet creamy when bitten into.

• Calories: 710 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup butter
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 cup shortening
• 5 eggs
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 ½ cups cake flour
• 2 ¼ cups white sugar
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 4 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour three 9 inch round cake pans.

Step 2

Separate the eggs. Set the egg yolks aside and beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form.

Step 3

Cream 2 1/'4 cups sugar, vanilla, and shortening. Add the egg yolks and beat till smooth.

Step 4

Sift together the cocoa, cake flour, baking soda, and salt. Then add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk to creamy mixture. Lastly, fold in beaten egg whites.

Step 5

Pour into 3 greased and floured cake pans. Bake 20-25 minutes in 325 degree F (165 degrees C) oven, or until done.

Step 6

To Make Icing: Cook 2 cups white sugar, 1 cup cream and 1/2 cup butter or margarine over low flame until mixture forms a soft ball in water. Remove from heat, beat about 5 or 6 strokes to make mixture smooth. Cool, spread between and on layers while lukewarm. This hardens when cold.