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Blackburn Chocolate Birthday Cake Recipe

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THE CAKE
3/4 cup butter
1 3/4 cup + 2 Tbsp sugar
3 eggs
1 1/2 cup hot water
3/4 cup cocoa
2 1/4 cups flour
3/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

THE ICING
1/2 cup butter or margarine
4 cup sifted powdered sugar
1 or 2 egg yolks
3 squares melted chocolate
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
5-6 Tbsp. cream
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350º. Cream shortening. Gradually add sugar, cream until smooth and fluffy. Blend in well-beaten eggs. Put cocoa in another bowl. Slowly add hot water to cocoa, stirring, until completely mixed.

Sift together flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Add flour to creamed butter mixture in 3-4 batches, alternating with adding cocoa mixture, and blending with mixer after each batch. Mix in vanilla. Grease and flour 2 9-inch cake pans (non-stick work best, but still grease and flour them). Bake in 350º oven for 35 minutes (test after 30 minutes).

Remove from oven. Allow to cool for 10 minutes on cake rack, then invert pans and GENTLY remove (this is a very delicate cake); use great care in removing from pans.

ICING:
Cream butter, add 1/2 C sugar. Add melted chocolate and egg yolks. Mix well. Add sugar gradually, add vanilla. Add cream as needed to make creamy.
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Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
My mother, Ruby (Fornof) Blackburn, developed this cake over several years of experimenting until she felt that she had created The Perfect Chocolate Cake. Ever since, the Blackburn children and grandchildren have celebrated birthdays with this cake.

 

 

 

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