Ingredients

  • 3 ounces chocolate unsweetened baking squares
  • 2 cups flour, all-purpose or 2 1/4 cups of cake flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cups sugar
  • 3/4 cups sugar brown, firmly packed
  • 23 cups sour milk (1 tbls vinegar in 1 cup of milk. Let stand for 10 minutes or until thick)
  • 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon food coloring red
  • 13 cup sour milk (as above. make a total of 1 cup sour milk)
  • 2 large eggs

Method

  • Melt the chocolate over low heat and set aside to cool.
  • Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar together into a large mixer bowl.
  • Add the brown sugar, 23 cup of sour milk, shortening, vanilla, and red food coloring to the dry mixture.
  • Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping the sides of the bowl several times while beating.
  • Add the cooled chocolate, 13 cup of sour milk and the eggs and continue to beat, at medium speed, for an additional 2 minutes, or until well blended.
  • Scrape the sides of the bowl frequently.
  • Pour into two 9 inch prepared round cake pans.
  • (Prepare by greasing and flouring pans.)
  • Bake in a preheated 375F (190C) oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until the cake tests done.
  • Cool in the pan for 5 minutes and turn out on wire racks to finish cooling until cold.
  • Frost.