Eagle Chocolate Cake

Name: Eagle Chocolate Cake
Ingredients: 4 ounces ghiradelli chocolate; 1/2 cup water; 1 cup butter; 2 cups sugar; 4 large eggs separated; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups flour, all-purpose; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 cup buttermilk or strong cold coffee; 1/2 teaspoon salt

10 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

4 ounces ghiradelli chocolate
1/2 cup water
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs separated
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups flour, all-purpose
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk or strong cold coffee
1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

1

In heavy saucepan on low heat, melt broken chocolate with water, set aside.
2

Cream butter with sugar until light and fluffy.
3

Add egg yolks, one at a time beating after each addition.
4

Mix in melted chocolate and vanilla.
5

Sift flour with soda.
6

Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk or coffee to chocolate mixture, mix until smooth.
7

Beat egg whites with salt until very stiff peaks form, fold into batter.
8

Spread into three 8 or 9 inch round cake pans lined with wax paper.
9

Bake at 350F (180C) F about 30 minutes.
10

Cool on rack 10 minutes, remove cake.