Colette's Chocolate Cake

Name: Colette's Chocolate Cake
Ingredients: 2 cups sugar; 1 cup unsweetened cocoa; 1 cup vegetable shortening; 1 tsp. salt; 2 tsp. baking powder; 1 tsp. baking soda; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 2 eggs, room temperature; 1 cup milk, room temperature; 1 tsp. almond extract; 1 tsp. vanilla extract; 1 cup strong hot coffee

12 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 cup vegetable shortening
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 eggs, room temperature
1 cup milk, room temperature
1 tsp. almond extract
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup strong hot coffee

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350F.
2

Grease the sides and bottom of 2 (9-inch) cake pans with shortening and then dust them with flour.
3

In a large mixing bowl, combine all of the ingredients except the coffee.
4

Mix at low speed until blended, scaping the sides of the bowl occasionally with a rubber spatula.
5

Slowly add the coffee while mixing on low.
6

Mix until smooth.
7

Bake for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
8

Cool in the pans on a wire racks for about 20 minutes, then invert onto racks and remove pans.
9

Cool completely.