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bittersweet cake

circlemoon8 avatar
Recipe by
Cathy Gillespie
@circlemoon8
ARIZONA CITY, AZ

You can garnish the top of the cake with chocolate shavings. This came from Arizona Days and Ways Magazine 1966

yield 10 -12
method Bake

Ingredients For bittersweet cake

  • 7
    eggs, room temp
  • 1 c
    sugar
  • 1/2 c
    hershey's cocoa
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • FILLING:
  • 1 pt
    whipping cream
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 5 Tbsp
    powdered sugar
  • 4 Tbsp
    cocoa

How To Make bittersweet cake

  • 1
    Preheat oven 350.
  • 2
    Place egg whites in medium mixing bowl; set aside. With a large slotted spoon, beat yolks lightly. Add vanilla and sugar. Mix well.
  • 3
    Sift cocoa through strainer and slowly add to yolk mixture. Cream together until smooth.
  • 4
    Beat egg whites until peaks form, but not too stiff. Fold gently into cocoa mixture. pour into ungreased spring-form pan. Bake 35-40 minutes. Test with toothpick. Let cake set until center falls in and cake is completely cool. Remove band after first loosening along sides with a knife. Do NOT try to pull away from pan bottom. Remove the band only.
  • 5
    Make the filling: Combine all ingredients and beat stiff. pole into center of cake. Chill at least 6 hours, or overnight.
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