Great Chocolate Cake (& Strawberry Shortcake

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Title: GREAT CHOCOLATE CAKE (& STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE
Categories: Cakes, Chocolate, Fruits
Yield: 12 servings

---------------------------------BASIC CAKE---------------------------------
1 c Unsweetened Cocoa
2 c Boiling water
1 c Melted butter
2 1/2 c Sugar
4 Eggs
2 ts Vanilla
2 1/3 c Unsifted cake flour
2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt

-------------------------STRAWBERRY COCOA SHORTCAKE-------------------------
1 c Heavy whipping cream
2 tb Powdered sugar
1/2 ts Vanilla
Strawberries for garnish
2 oz Semi-Sweet Chocolate

Mix cocoa with boiling water, stirring with wire whip
until smooth. Cool in refrigerator while preparing
other ingredients. In large mixer bowl, beat butter
with sugar, eggs, and vanilla on high speed 5 minutes.
Sift flour with baking soda, baking powder and salt.
On low speed, add dry ingredients alternately with
cocoa and liquid, starting and ending with flour. (Do
not overbeat.) Divide batter into 2 round pans (9 x 1
1/2") lined with buttered waxed paper. Bake at 350~
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
desserts- or 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.

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