Caramel Filled Chocolate Cake

• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2 squares chocolate
• 2 2/3 cups cake flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter
• eggs 2 lg., separated
• 1 teaspoon red food coloring
• 1 3/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk

1. Cream sugar, shortening and butter. Add egg yolks, melted chocolate and food coloring. Add flour and dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk. Add egg whites which have been beaten quite stiffly. Pour into large 10"x14" cake pan and bake at 325 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes or until cake tests done. When cool, spread with Caramel Filling: 1 tsp. salt 1 1/4 c. milk 2 tbsp. flour 3/4 c. ground nuts 2 eggs, separated
2. Cook brown sugar, flour, salt and milk until it thickens, stirring frequently for 20 minutes or more. Add nuts and 2 egg yolks. Stir and cool; pour over cooled cake. Top with Seven Minute Frosting: 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar 1/3 c. water 2 egg whites
3. Place all ingredients in double boiler over boiling water and beat with electric mixer until mixture forms stiff peaks. Frost over Caramel Filling.

sugar, shortening, chocolate, cake flour, salt, butter, eggs, red food coloring, baking soda, buttermilk

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Caramel-Filled-Chocolate-Cake-1649706 (may not work)