Chocolate Slice
- 5 ounces chocolate (semi-sweet)
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 2 tablespoons butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch cinnamon ground
- 1 pinch lemon zest grated
- 6 large eggs separated
- 1 cup flour, all-purpose sifted
- Frosting
- 8 tablespoons butter
- 7 ounces chocolate (semi-sweet)
- 2 large eggs beaten
- 3 cups powdered sugar sifted
- 1/4 cup rum
- Line 14x10 inch cake pan with waxed paper and grease paper.
- Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
- CAKE.
- Melt chocolate in double boiler over low heat.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and half the sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add salt, cinnamon and lemon peel.
- Beat in egg yolks, one at a time, with melted chocolate.
- Beat egg whites until stiff; fold in remaining sugar.
- Fold egg white mixture into creamed mixture with flour.
- Spread batter evenly in prepared cake pan.
- Bake 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Sprinkle a sheet of waxed paper with sugar and turn out cake onto it.
- Peel off lining paper.
- Cool 2 hours, then cut cooled cake lengthwise into two 14x5 inch strips.
- FROSTING.
- Melt butter, cool slightly.
- Finely grate chocolate.
- Mix chocolate, eggs, powdered sugar, butter and rum in double boiler.
- Stir constantly over low heat until chocolate has melted and all ingredients are thoroughly combined.
- Cool.
- Place the two 14x5 inch strips on top of one another, with about half of the frosting used as filling.
- Spread remaining frosting thickly over top.
- Cut into slices when frosting is firm.
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Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/chocolate-slice-41065 (may not work)