Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 2 round pans
- 2 1/2 c sugar
- 2 c boiling water
- 2 3/8 c unsifted cake flour
- 1 c whipping cream (heavy)
- 1 c melted butter
- 1 c unsweetened cocoa
- 2 oz semi-sweet chocolate
- 2 tb powdered sugar
- 2 1/2 ts vanilla
- 2 ts baking soda
- 1/2 ts baking powder
- 1/2 ts salt
for 30-35 minutes or until cake tests dry with a toothpick. Cool in pans for 10 minutes; remove cake and cool on racks. Use 1 layer of cake for Great Strawberry Chocolate Shortcake dessert. The second layer may be frozen for other great chocolate dessertsor the 2 layers may be frosted together. For shortcake: Whip cream with powdered sugar and vanilla. Spread over top of 1 layer of cake. Arrange fresh strawberries on top. Melt chocolate and drizzle over berries. Chill to firm chocolate. Makes 8 servings.
