Nuts About Chocolate Cake

                                                                          

This is an intense Chocolate Cake! Any Chocolate Lover would LOVE to dig into it! You MUST use Mini Chocolate Chips so they bake throughout the batter regular chips would sink. As for the nuts, Sliced Almonds worked very well, you may use Chopped Walnuts, Chopped Pecans or Coconut for this cake , all would be delicious! Mix it up, Foodies!




1 & 3/4 Cup Cake Flour ( or regular flour minus 1 HEAPING TBS)
1 TSP Baking Powder
1 TSP Baking Soda
1 TSP Salt
1 TSP Cinnamon
3/4 Cup Cocoa
1 & 1/2 Cups Sugar
Combine well now add:
1/2 Cup Shortening to make fine crumbs
Now add:
1/2 Cup Cold Coffee
1/3 cup Sour Milk
Beat well. Now add:
1/3 Cup more Sour Milk
2 Eggs unbeaten
1 TSP Vanilla
Beat well to combine.
Now stir in 1 Cup Mini Chocolate Chips Semi Sweet or Milk Chocolate your choice! I used semi sweet & 2/3 Cup Sliced Almonds. Fold into the batter. Bake in a 9x13 prepared pan at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until cake test done! Frost with your favorite frosting or try this Fudge Frosting.
FUDGE FROSTING:
4 Cups Confectioners Sugar
1 Cup Cocoa
Dash of Salt
1/3 Cup Boiling Water
1/3 Cup Butter SOFT
1 TSP Vanilla
Mix all dry together. Add boiling water & butter & beat well. Add vanilla & beat again! FUDGIE GOODNESS!