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Viennese Dream Cake

Source of Recipe

Family Circle Best Ever Baking


List of Ingredients

3 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup shortening
6 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla

FROSTING:
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/4 ounce water
10 ounces sifted powdered sugar
1 dash salt
2 tablespoons brandy


Recipe

Sift flour, bakeing powder and slat onto wax paper. Beat sugar, shortening, egg yolks and vanilla in large bowl of electric mixer at high speed, 3 minutes, or until creamy smooth. Turn mixer speed to low; add flour mixture alternately with milk, beating after each addition, just until batter is smooth. Pour batter into two greased and floured 9 inch layer cake pans, dividing evenly. Bake in moderate oven 350�F, for 30 minutes or until centers spring back when lightly pressed with fingertip. Cool layers in pans on wire racks; 10 minutes; loosen around edges with a knife; turn out onto wire racks; cool completely. Put layers together and frost with fudge frosting.

RICH FUDGE FROSTING: Melt butter or margarine with cocoa in a large saucepan over low heat stirring often, until mixture is smooth; remove from heat. Beat in confectioner's sugar, salt and brandy until smooth with electric mixer at high speed. TIP: If mixture becomes too thick while frosting cake, add a few drops hot water and beat.