Thursday, December 31, 2009

Looking for a specific Morocco Chocolate Cake recipe ?

My grandmother loves this cake for her birthday, she clipped it out of a magazine that is probably fifty+ years old, and it is ripped badly. If anyone can help, please, let me know. This is a very specific cake:





2 1/2 cups sifter Swans Down Cake Flour -


1 teaspoon baking powder


1/2 teaspoon soda


1/2 teaspoon salt


1/2 cup butter or other shortening


? Cups sugar


? well beaten


? Squares Baker's Unsweetened Chocolate, melted


? Cups water


1 Teaspoon vanilla.





The recipe includes Raisin Nut Morocco Frosting instructions that are also badly torn up.





If anyone can help, I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks for looking!Looking for a specific Morocco Chocolate Cake recipe ?
Wow...I think I actually found it!!!!





Morocco Chocolate Cake





2 1/2 cups sifted flour


2 cups sugar


1 tsp baking powder


3 eggs


1/2 tsp soda


4 squares chocolate


1/2 tsp salt


1 c. water


1/2 c. butter


1 tsp. vanilla





Add baking powder, soda and salt to flour. Sift. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs. Beat. Add chocolate. Add flour alternately with water. Frost with Raisin Nut Morocco Frosting.





Raisin Nut Morroco Frosting





Mix well in top of double boiler:


2 unbeaten egg whites


1 1/4 c. granulated sugar


1/4 c. brown sugar


5 tbsp water





Place over boiling water, beat constantly with egg beater. Cook 7 minutes until frosting will stand in peaks.





Remove from water, add:


1 cup chopped raisins


1 cup broken walnuts


1/2 tsp. grated lemon rind


1 square melted chocolate

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