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Chocolate Lard Cake

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Submitted by Aner

YIELD

1 cake

PREP

15 min

COOK

35 min

READY

80 min

Ingredients

2 2
LARGE LARGE EGGS
separated
½ 118
CUP ML SUGAR
79
CUP ML LARD
1 ¾ 414
CUPS ML CAKE FLOUR
sifted
1 237
CUP ML SUGAR
¾ 3.8
TEASPOON ML BAKING POWDER
1 5
TEASPOON ML SALT
1 237
CUP ML BUTTERMILK
2 3E+1
TABLESPOONS ML BUTTERMILK
2 2
SQUARES SQUARES UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE
unsweetened, melted

Directions

Beat egg whites until frothy.

Gradually beat in ½ cup sugar.

Continue beating until very stiff and glossy.

In another bowl, stir lard to soften.

Add sifted dry ingredients and ¾ cup buttermilk.

Stir to moisten dry ingredients; then beat 1 minute, medium speed on mixer.

Scrape sides and bottom of bowl constantly.

Add remaining buttermilk, egg yolks and melted chocolate.

Beat 1 minute, scraping bowl constantly.

Fold in egg whites.

Pour into 2 greased and floured 8-inch round layer cake pans or a 13 X 9 X 2 inch pan.

Bake in moderate oven at 350℉ (180℃) Ffor 30 to 35 minutes. Cool on rack 10 minutes.

Remove from pans.

Brush crumbs from cake while warm to faciliate frosting.

Frost with Glossy Fudge Frosting.

GLOSSY FUDGE FROSTING: 2 tablespoons butter, 1 (6 ounce) package semisweet chocolate pieces, ⅓ Basic sugar syrup (to Follow).

Melt butter over hot (not boiling) water.

Remove from heat before the water boils.

Add chocolate pieces to butter over hot water and stir until melted, blended and thick.

Add Basic Sugar Syrup gradually, stirring after each addition until blended.

Mixture will become glossy and smooth.

Remove from hot water and cool until of a spreading consistency.

Spread thinly over cake.

Apply quickly by pouring a small amount at a time on top of cake; as it runs down on sides, spread with spatula.

Frost top of cake last.

BASIC SUGAR SYRUP: 2 cups sugar, 1 cup water.

That;s it!

You can refrigerate this syrup and keep it handy for frosting or to sweeten beverages.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 262g (9.2 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 797 32% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 28g 44%
Saturated Fat 13g 63%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 125mg 42%
Sodium 702mg 29%
Total Carbohydrate 43g 43%
Dietary Fiber 3g 14%
Sugars g
Protein 24g
Vitamin A 3% Vitamin C 1%
Calcium 13% Iron 41%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Trans-fat Free, Good source of fiber
 

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