Colette's chocolate cake

 
                          Colette's Chocolate Cake
 
 Recipe By     : Cooking Live Show #8892
 Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Cooking Live                     Import
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    2      cups          sugar
    1      cup           unsweetened cocoa
    1      cup           vegetable shortening
    1      teaspoon      salt
    2      teaspoons     baking powder
    1      teaspoon      baking soda
    3      cups          all-purpose flour
    2                    eggs -- at room temperature
    1      cup           milk -- at room temperature
    1      teaspoon      almond extract
    1      teaspoon      vanilla extract
    1      cup           hot -- strong coffee
 
 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.
 
 Yield: 2, 9-inch layers, 2 inches high
 
 
 
 
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