Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 2 round pans
- 500 gr sugar
- 475 ml boiling water
- 290 gr unsifted cake flour
- 240 ml whipping cream (heavy)
- 230 gr melted butter
- 85 gr unsweetened cocoa
- 55 gr semi-sweet chocolate
- 26 gr powdered sugar
- 12 gr vanilla
- 9 gr baking soda
- 2 gr baking powder
- 1 gr 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.
