European Recipes:Swedish Recipes:Swedish Chocolate Cake

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       Title: SWEDISH CHOCOLATE CAKE
Categories: Cakes, Usenet
       Yield: 1 cake

       1 c Shortening
   1 1/2 c Sugar
       3    Eggs
       2 oz Baking chocolate
            -(unsweetened), melted
       2 c Cake flour
       2 t Baking powder
       1 t Salt
     1/4 t Baking soda
       1 c Cream, heavy
       2 t Vanilla extract

   Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Butter a Bundt pan and sprinkle with about
   2 T dry bread crumbs, until it is well-coated. This makes a much better
   crust than flour does.

   In a large bowl, add the sugar to the shortening and cream well. Blend in
   the eggs, one at a time, and beat well. Stir in the melted chocolate.

   Sift together the dry ingredients. Combine the cream and vanilla extract.
   Add to the chocolate mixture alternately with the dry ingredients,
   beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Pour the batter into the pan
   and bake for 50-60 minutes. Cool the cake in the pan a few minutes before
   removing.