Colette's chocolate cake

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 cups Sugar
2½ cup All-purpose flour
1 cup Unsweetened cocoa
1 cup Vegetable shortening
1 teaspoon Salt
2 teaspoons Baking powder
1 teaspoon Baking soda
2 Eggs, room temperature
1 cup Milk, room temperature
1 teaspoon Almond extract
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
1 cup Hot, strong coffee

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease the sides and bottom of two 9-inch pans with shortening, then dust with flour. In a large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients except the coffee. Mix at slow speed until blended, scraping the sides occasionally with a rubber spatula.

Slowly add the coffee while mixing on low. Mix for about 1 minute, or until smooth. Do not overbeat. Place in the prepared pans. Bake for about 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pans on wire racks for about 20 minutes, then invert onto racks and remove pans. Cool completely.

Yield: 6 cups of batter, enough to serve 20 CHEF DU JOUR CHEF COLETTE PETERS SHOW #DJ9224

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