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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 350ºF, 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.