Craig Claiborne

Chocolate Cake

Preparation info

  • 10 to 1

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
New York Times Menu Cookbook
New York Times Menu Cookbook

By Craig Claiborne

Published 1966

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Ingredients

  • ½ cup shortening, at room temperature
  • 1¾ cups cake flour
  • 2 teaspo

Method

  1. Preheat oven to moderate (350°F.). Grease a cake pan (13 × 9 × 2 inches) and line the bottom with wax paper.

  2. Place the softened shortening in a bowl. S