*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                         Colette's Chocolate Cake

Recipe By     : Cooking Live Show #8892
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cooking Live                     Import

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2      cups          sugar
   1      cup           unsweetened cocoa
   1      cup           vegetable shortening
   1      teaspoon      salt
   2      teaspoons     baking powder
   1      teaspoon      baking soda
   3      cups          all-purpose flour
   2                    eggs -- at room temperature
   1      cup           milk -- at room temperature
   1      teaspoon      almond extract
   1      teaspoon      vanilla extract
   1      cup           hot -- strong coffee

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease the sides and bottom of 2 (9-inch)
cake pans with shortening and then dust them with flour. In a large
mixing bowl, combine all of the ingredients except the coffee. Mix at
low speed until blended, scaping the sides of the bowl occasionally
with a rubber spatula. Slowly add the coffee while mixing on low. Mix
until smooth. Bake for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted
in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pans on a wire racks for
about 20 minutes, then invert onto racks and remove pans. Cool
completely.

Yield: 2, 9-inch layers, 2 inches high




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