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Chocolate Yeast Cake

 
Chocolate Yeast Cake
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This is an old fashioned kind of chocolate cake, leavened with yeast. Test for doneness of this cake by inserting a toothpick in the center. The toothpick will come out clean when the cake is done.
Recipe By: Stone-Buhr Flour
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  • Serves 10-12.
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Ingredients

    • 3 cups sifted Stone-Buhr unbleached bread flour
    • 1 tsp soda
    • 1/2 tsp salt
    • 1 cup butter (or margarine or shortening)
    • 2 cups sugar
    • 3 eggs
    • 1 cake yeast or 1 pkg active dry yeast
    • 1/4 cup lukewarm water
    • 1 cup milk
    • 2 squares of chocolate melted or 6 tbsp cocoa
    • 1 tsp vanilla
    • Powdered sugar

Instructions

Sift flour with soda and salt. Cream shortening and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each one. Soften yeast in ¼ cup lukewarm water, add to creamed mixture, and beat well.

Add milk, chocolate, and vanilla. Add dry ingredients and beat for 5 minutes. Pour batter into greased and floured tube pan and allow to stand, covered for 1 hour.

Bake in 350 degree oven for about 1 hour and 25 minutes or until done.

Cool 5 minutes in pan, and then turn out. When cool, dust with powdered sugar.

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