EMPRESS CHOCOLATE CAKE

      Title: EMPRESS CHOCOLATE CAKE
  Categories: Ghirardelli, Cakes
       Yield: 12 Servings
  
            INGREDIENTS:
   1 1/2 c  Sifted cake flour
       1 c  Ghirardelli Sweet Ground
            -Chocolate
     3/4 c  Sugar
   1 1/2 ts Baking soda
     1/4 ts Cream of tartar
     1/2 ts Salt
     2/3 c  Shortening
       1 c  Buttermilk
       2    Eggs
       1 ts Vanilla
  
   DIRECTIONS: Heat oven to 350-F. Into large mixer bowl, sift flour with
   Ground Chocolate, sugar, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt. Add
   shortening and 3/4 cup buttermilk. Beat on low speed to combine
   ingredients. Beat on medium low speed for 2 minutes. Add remaining
   1/4 cup buttermilk, eggs and vanilla. Beat additional 2 minutes. Line
   two 8 by 1 1/2" round cake pans with waxed paper. Spread batter into
   pans. Bake at 350-F for 30 to 35 minutes. Cool on racks 10 minutes;
   remove layers from pans.
   
   After completely cooled, frost with Empress Frosting*.
   
   *separate recipe
   
   Source: Recipes from Ghirardelli Chocolate Company of San Francisco;
   recipe from box of "Sweet Ground Chocolate and Cocoa"
   
   From: Sallie Austin
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