Brownstone Front Chocolate Cake

Name: Brownstone Front Chocolate Cake
Ingredients: 5 eggs; 2 1/4 cups white sugar; 1 cup shortening; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 2 1/2 cups cake flour; 1 cup buttermilk; 4 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 pinch salt; 2 cups white sugar; 1 cup heavy whipping cream; 1/2 cup butter

12 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

5 eggs
2 1/4 cups white sugar
1 cup shortening
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 1/2 cups cake flour
1 cup buttermilk
4 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pinch salt
2 cups white sugar
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup butter

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour three 9 inch round cake pans.
2

Separate the eggs. Set the egg yolks aside and beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form.
3

Cream 2 1/'4 cups sugar, vanilla, and shortening. Add the egg yolks and beat till smooth.
4

Sift together the cocoa, cake flour, baking soda, and salt. Then add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk to creamy mixture. Lastly, fold in beaten egg whites.
5

Pour into 3 greased and floured cake pans. Bake 20-25 minutes in 325 degree F (165 degrees C) oven, or until done.
6

To Make Icing: Cook 2 cups white sugar, 1 cup cream and 1/2 cup butter or margarine over low flame until mixture forms a soft ball in water. Remove from heat, beat about 5 or 6 strokes to make mixture smooth. Cool, spread between and on layers while lukewarm. This hardens when cold.