Mike's Old Fashion Chocolate Cake

Name: Mike's Old Fashion Chocolate Cake
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 packages 6 oz Semisweet Chocolate Pieces [or 2 cups]; 1/4 cup Shortening; 3 cup Confectioners' Sugar; 1/2 cup Whole Milk; 2 cup Cake Flour; 1 3/4 cup Sugar; 3/4 cup Powdered Cocoa; 1 1/4 cup Whole Milk; 3/4 cup Shortening; 3 Fresh Eggs; 1 1/4 tsp Baking Soda; 1 tsp Salt; 1 tsp Vanilla Extract; 1/2 tsp Baking Powder; 1 12 oz Bag Pecan Slivers

MMOBRIEN @cook_2891564

ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO

Chances are, this is how your mother made chocolate cake in the 60's, 70's and early 80's. I'm almost positive that this recipe, my mother's recipe, was taken verbatim from a mid 1960's Betty Crocker cook book.

MMOBRIEN @cook_2891564

ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO

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20 mins

8 servings

Old Fashion Chocolate Frosting
2 packages6 oz Semisweet Chocolate Pieces [or 2 cups]
1/4 cupShortening
3 cupConfectioners' Sugar
1/2 cupWhole Milk
Old Fashion Chocolate Cake
2 cupCake Flour
1 3/4 cupSugar
3/4 cupPowdered Cocoa
1 1/4 cupWhole Milk
3/4 cupShortening
3Fresh Eggs
1 1/4 tspBaking Soda
1 tspSalt
1 tspVanilla Extract
1/2 tspBaking Powder
Cake Garnish
112 oz Bag Pecan Slivers

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20 mins

1

OLD FASHION CHOCOLATE FROSTING DIRECTIONS In a double boiler, over hot, not boiling water, gently melt the chocolate and the shortening together. Add to that your milk and sugar and mix again. Take from heat and set to the side. Hand mix or beat on low with electric mixer until everything is incorporated. Usually about 3 minutes. Set to the side.
2

Preheat oven to 350°.
3

OLD FASHION CHOCOLATE CAKE DIRECTIONS Add everything in this section together with an electric beater until all ingredients are fully incorporated. Usually about 5 minutes.
4

Evenly pour cake batter into two 9" nonstick round cake pans. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Insert a toothpick into the center of your cakes. If the toothpick comes out clean, your cake is done. If not, bake a few minutes longer. Allow cakes to cool.
5

On your most lopsided cake top, gently shave off enough of the top to allow the other to sit evenly and stable upon it.
6

On the plate you intend to serve your cake upon, place the bottom tier down and gently smear some frosting on the top you've just shaved. Place the top tier on it and frost the second top tier as well. Frost the sides evenly and fill in the gap between the two tiers.
7

Gather a handful of pecan slivers and gently, but firmly, pack them on to the sides of your cake. Let the excess pecans fall to the bottom of your serving tray.
8

Clean up the bottom of your serving tray of any excess pecan slivers or chocolate frosting.
9

Serve with ice cold whole milk.

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MMOBRIEN @cook_2891564

on July 12, 2014 03:14

ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO

I'm a Certified Sushi Chef, Certified Culinary Youth Instructor [6 thru 21 year olds] Licensed CYFD Foster Parent, Certified Mixologist, avid Scuba and Spear Diver, fisherman, camper, big game hunter and crazy avid gardener. Hense my love for the year round super fresh meats, seafoods and crispy fresh vegetables my students have consistently listed for your families picky approval!With that, cooking, teaching and feeding others are obviously 3 of my absolute passions in life. My culinary specialties as an easy going Chef include Asian, Mexican, Cajun, BBQing, Grilling, Irish Pub food, Low Country foods, anything seafood related, extra spicy foods, fresh meat, extra fresh vegetables, US comfort, kid friendly and super fast, quick and easy foods. But, I'll literally put anything in my mouth at least once. Pfft! My daddy didn't nickname me, "Goat," at two years of age for nothin'! Yup! I'll literally put anything in my mouth at least once!P.S. Most ALL of my recipes posted on this site were soley submitted by my youngest 6, 7 and 8 year old culinary students. Mostly recipes for the homeless and battered women's shelters they regularly cook for. That means ANYONE can make these super easy, crazy delicious recipes!Lastly, my only culinary motto? Be sure to marry a Cook or a Chef. After all, looks fade. Hunger sure as hell doesn't." Anyway, hit me up with any questions. I'm happy to help all y'all out if I possibly can!

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Mike's Old Fashion Chocolate Cake

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