Chocolate Birthday Cake

• In mixing bowl
• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cut shortening
• 1 Teas. salt
• 1 1/2 Teas. soda
• 3 squares melted unsweetened chocolate (3 oz.)
• 3/4 cup milk
• Blend for 2 minutes
• Stir in 3/4 teas. baking powder
• ADD:
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 Teas. vanilla
• 3 eggs unbeaten

1. Pour batter into 2- 9" layer cake pans.
2. Bake 30-35 minutes at 350u0b0F.
3. After completely cooled, slice of rounded tops with bread knife.
4. Frost with 3-4-minute frosting.
5. In top of double boiler
6. 1/2 cup light corn syrup
7. 1/2 cup sugar
8. 2 egg whites
9. 1/8 teas. salt
10. 1 teas. Vanilla
11. Partially mix, place on rapidly boiling water and cook 3 to 4 minutes, beating constantly with hand mixer until stiff. Remove and beat in vanilla.
12. FROST CAKE - refrigerate and serve cold

mixing bowl, flour, sugar, shortening, salt, soda, chocolate, milk, minutes, baking powder, milk, vanilla, eggs

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/chocolate-birthday-cake-1201916 (may not work)