SWEDISH CHOCOLATE CAKE

A rich chocolate Bundt cake

I got this recipe from my mom, who got it from an American book called Swedish Baking. I like to make this because it does not need to be frosted, which makes it an easy dessert.

Ingredients

(one Bundt cake)

2 Tbsp dry bread crumbs
1 cup shortening
1 1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs
2 oz melted, unsweetened baking chocolate
2 cups cake flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 cup heavy cream
2 tsp vanilla extract

Procedure

Preheat oven to
Butter a Bundt pan and sprinkle with 2 Tbsp dry bread crumbs, until it is well coated. This makes a much better crust than flour does.
In a large bowl, add the sugar to the shortening and cream well. Blend in the eggs, one at a time, and beat well. Stir in the melted chocolate.
Sift together the dry ingredients.
Combine the cream and vanilla extract. Add to the chocolate mixture alternately with the dry ingredients, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients.
Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 50-60 minutes. Cool the cake in the pan a few minutes before removing.

Notes

This is not an authentic Swedish recipe because their flour is different enough to cause problems in baking. However, the results seem authentic.

Rating

Difficulty: easy to moderate.
Time: 20 minutes preparation, 1 hour baking.
Precision: measure carefully.

Contributor

 
Kate Hedstr\*:om 
UC San Diego 
San Diego,Ca 
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Recipe last modified: 17 Feb 86

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