Sweet chocolate cake/1953 pillsbury bakeoff

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       Title: Sweet Chocolate Cake/1953 Pillsbury Bakeoff
  Categories: Cheesecakes, Chocolate
       Yield: 1 servings
  
       2 c  All-purpose flour
       3 ts Baking powder
     1/2 ts Salt
     1/2 c  Shortening
       1 c  Sugar
       3 lg Egg yolks; beaten well
       1 c  Milk
       1 ts Vanilla extract
       3 oz Semisweet chocolate; 3
            -squares
       3 lg Egg whites
            Frosting-
       3 oz Cream cheese; softened
       3 tb Milk
     1/8 ts Salt
   2 1/2 c  Confectioner's sugar
       2 oz Semisweet chocolate; melted
       1 ts Vanilla extract
  
   A winner in the senion division of the 1953 Pillsbury
   Bakeoff.
   Cake:  Mix the flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
   Cream the shortening and sugar well.  Beat the egg yolks
   for 1 minute then add to shortening mixture along with the
   milk and vanilla; blend well.  Add the dry ingredients and
   beat until smooth. Beat the egg whites until stiff.  Melt
   the chocolate over low heat.  Add the melted chocolate to
   batter and mix well. Fold in the beaten egg whites.  Pour
   batter into 2 well greased and lightly floured 8-inch round
   cakepans.  Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 25-30
   minutes.  Cool for a few minutes then remove cake to finish
   cooling on a wire rack.
   Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting:  Blend together softened
   cream cheese, 3 tablespoons milk and the salt.  Add the
   confectioners' sugar gradually, beating well.  Blend in
   melted chocolate and vanilla.  Beat until smooth.  Thin
   with an additional 1-2 teaspoons milk if necessary for
   right spreading consistency.  Frost the cake between the
   layers and on tops and sides.
  
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