Old-Fashioned Yellow Cake With Chocolate Icing Recipe

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Old-Fashioned Yellow Cake With Chocolate Icing
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Directions:

  1. To make cake, preheat oven to 350°F
  2. In a large bowl, beat shortening until light.
  3. Slowly beat in sugar.
  4. Add egg and egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  5. Sift flour with baking powder and salt.
  6. Add to batter in 3 parts, alternating with 3 parts milk.
  7. Stir in vanilla.
  8. Beat egg whites until stiff.
  9. Fold into batter.
  10. Pour batter into two buttered and floured 8-inch round cake pans.
  11. Bake for about 25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  12. Cool on a wire rack before icing.
  13. To make icing, in top of a double boiler over simmering water, melt chocolate and stir in condensed milk. Beat until smooth.
  14. Stir in butter, one piece at a time, stirring after each addition. Stir in egg yolk and vanilla. Beat until smooth and thick. (If the icing becomes too thick, thin with a little hot water.).
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 728.82 Kcal (3051 kJ)
Calories from fat 543.47 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 60.39g 93%
Cholesterol 198.22mg 66%
Sodium 115.95mg 5%
Potassium 468.29mg 10%
Total Carbs 43.55g 15%
Sugars 37.3g 149%
Dietary Fiber 2.58g 10%
Protein 9.46g 19%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 6%
Iron 1.4mg 8%
Calcium 144.9mg 14%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 399.66 Kcal (1673 kJ)
Calories from fat 298.02 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 33.11g 93%
Cholesterol 108.7mg 66%
Sodium 63.59mg 5%
Potassium 256.8mg 10%
Total Carbs 23.88g 15%
Sugars 20.45g 149%
Dietary Fiber 1.42g 10%
Protein 5.19g 19%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 6%
Iron 0.8mg 8%
Calcium 79.5mg 14%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 19.1
    Points
  • 21
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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