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Aunt Catherine's Inspiration Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 cup pecans, finely chopped
2 oz sweet or semi-sweet chocolate
4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2/3 cup shortening
2+1/2 cups flour
1+1/2 cups sugar
1+1/4 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
2/3 cup unbeaten egg whites

FROSTING:2 squares of unsweetened chocolate
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
4 egg YOLKS
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups confectionary sugar
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350º

Sprinkle pecans over bottom of 1- well greased & floured on bottom 9" round cake pans

Grate chocolate & set aside

Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, & salt into mixer bowl.
Add shortening, milk, & vanilla. Beat 1 & a half minutes on low speed.
Add egg whites then beat another minute & a half

Spoon a quarter of the batter carefully over nut - lined pans. Sprinkle with grated chocolate then carefully spoon the rest of the batter on top.

Bake 35 to 40 minutes.

Let cool in pans 10 minutes, then take out of pans & cool completely on racks before frosting.

TO MAKE FROSTING: Combine chocolate, (granulated) sugar & water in a saucepan.Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth & thickened. Remove from heat let cool enough to add egg yolks without scrambling the eggs. Beat thoroughly (with a whisk??) & set aside.

Cream butter with vanilla. Gradually add sifted confectionary sugar, creaming well until smooth & fluffy. Set a third of the frosting aside for later use or divide in half & add chocolate mix to one half & beat until smooth.

You can use both white & chocolate frostings to marblize the frosting on top of the cake. or use all chocolate.
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