Preheat oven 3500
Grease and Flour two 8'' or 9'' layer pans or one 13'' X 9'' oblong pan
Sift together into bowl;
1 ¾ cups sifted cake flour
1 ½ cups sugar
1 ¼ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup cocoa
Add;
½ cup soft shortening
2/3 cup milk
Beat 2 minutes
Add;
Another 1/3 cup milk
2 eggs (1/3 to ½ cup)
1 teaspoon vanilla
Beat 2 more minutes.
Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake 8'' layers 35 to 40 minutes or until cake tests done. Bake 9'' layers 30 to 35 minutes or until cake tests done. Bake oblong 45 to 50 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool. Finish with Satiny Beige Frosting (recipe listed below or Chocolate Butter Icing (recipe listed below)
Satiny Beige Frosting
Mix in saucepan;
½ cup brown sugar
2 Tablespoons water
¼ cup light corn syrup
Cover saucepan, bring to rolling boil.
Remove cover and cook to 2420 or until syrup spins a 6'' to 8'' thread. Just before syrup is ready, beat until stiff enough to hold a point;
2 egg whites (1/4 cup)
Pour hot syrup very slowly in a thin stream into the beaten egg whites. Continue to beat until frosting holds peaks.
Beat in;
½ teaspoon vanilla
When spreading on cake, make pretty swirls with spatual.
Amount; For two 8'' or 9'' layers or one 13'' X 9'' oblong
Chocolate Butter Icing
Blend together;
1/3 cup soft butter
3 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
3 squares (3 oz.) melted unsweetened chocolate
Stir in until smooth;
About 3 teaspoons cream
1 ½ teaspoon vanilla
Amount; For two 8'' or 9'' layers or one 13'' X 9'' oblong
