Chocolate Chiffon Layer Cake
Source of Recipe
charley
List of Ingredients
1 3/4 cups sifted flour
1 cup sugar
3/4 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup cooking oil
1 cup sour milk*
2 eggs, separated
1 tsp vanilla
2 (1-oz) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
1/2 cup sugar
Cocoa Cream Frosting (recipe follows)Recipe
Sift together flour, 1 cup sugar, baking soda and salt into large bowl. Add oil and one half of the sour milk. Beat with mixer at medium speed until well blended. Add egg yolks, vanilla, cooled chocolate and remaining sour milk. Beat well.
Beat egg whites in another large bowl until frothy, using mixer at high speed. Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar, beating until stiff peaks form. Fold egg whites into chocolate mixture. Pour into 2 greased and waxed-paper lined 9-inch cake pans.
Bake at 350F for 25 minutes. Cool in pans on racks; 10 minutes. Remove from pans, cool on racks. Spread top of one cake layer with frosting. Top with second layer. Frost sides and top. Refrigerate til serving time.
Cocoa Cream Frosting:
Combine 2 cups heavy cream, 1 cup sifted confectioners sugar, 1/4 cup baking cocoa and 1/16 tsp salt in chilled bowl. Beat with mixer at high speed until mixture forms soft peaks. Don't overbeat.
Note* to sour milk, 1 Tbsp vinegar and add enough milk to make 1 cup.
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