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Victory Chocolate Cake

Victory Chocolate Cake

Name: Victory Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Corn syrup 1 1/2 cup; Cocoa powder 1/2 cup; Coffee 1 cup; Vanilla extract 1 1/2 tsp; Sugar 1/3 cup; Shortening 3/4 cup; All-purpose flour 2 cup; Baking soda 2 1/2 tsp; Eggs 2; Salt 3/4 tsp

The Sweet Enough Chocolate Cake

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Serves 12
Medium
350 °F
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Ingredients

	1 1/2 cup Corn syrup dark
	1/2 cup Cocoa powder unsweetened
	1 cup Coffee cold, brewed
	1 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
	1/3 cup Sugar
	3/4 cup Shortening
	2 cup All-purpose flour sifted
	2 1/2 tsp Baking soda
	2 Eggs
	3/4 tsp Salt

Nutritional information

178

Calories

7.4g

Fat

27.7g

Carbohydrates

2.2g

Protein

23mg

Cholesterol

232mg

Sodium

Cuisine:

American Recipes

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup Corn syrup
dark
1/2 cup Cocoa powder
unsweetened
1 cup Coffee
cold, brewed
1 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
1/3 cup Sugar
3/4 cup Shortening
2 cup All-purpose flour
sifted
2 1/2 tsp Baking soda
2 Eggs
3/4 tsp Salt

Victory Chocolate Cake

I love to bake birthday cakes for my friends on their birthdays and this Victory Chocolate Cake is always the request. Low on sugar with the added treat of coffee makes it the perfect choice for all my mom friends!

Dating back to the Second World War, when there was a sugar shortage, this recipe was designed to make a sweet enough chocolate cake, regardless. My favorite chocolate syrup glaze to complement the taste of dark corn syrup and coffee.

To make Victory Chocolate Cake, you will need the following ingredients:

So, how to make Victory Chocolate Cake?

Steps to make Victory Chocolate Cake

1	Preheat the oven	4
Preheat the oven to 350 °F (175 °C).
2	Prepare the pan	1
Lightly grease baking dish.
3	Combine the dry ingredients	2
In a large bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
4	Separate the eggs	2
In a clean bowl, beat the egg whites, until stiff and peaks form.
5	Mix shortening and sugar	2
In a mixing bowl, using an electric mixer at medium speed, cream together the sugar and shortening until light and fluffy.
6	Add corn syrup and egg yolks	1
Blend in the corn syrup and the egg yolks.
7	Add the vanilla	1
Beat in the vanilla extract.
8	Add the dry ingredients and the coffee	2
Alternating between the dry ingredient mix and the coffee, combine into the creamed mixture.
9	Add the egg whites	2
Gently fold in the eggs whites.
10	Bake	40
Pour the batter into the greased baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 mins or until cake is done. To test if it’s baked, insert a toothpick into the center of the cake. If cooked, it should come out clean.
11	Cool and Frost	3
Cool in the baking dish on a rack and frost as desired.

This Victory Chocolate Cake is an absolute favorite with all my mom friends. Try it on your own with a frosting of your choice and let us know which is your best. Tag #cookmerecipes in your friends birthday posts!

Dasha Vakulova

Dasha is an enthusiastic and cheerful mom. She knows as well as any parent that children can be really picky when it comes to food. And she’s had plenty of experience trying to cook meals that are both tasty and nutritious, and able to satisfy the tastes of a fussy kid right away! To save you some precious time, Dasha is going to share with you all the tricks she learned the hard way, so you don’t have to! She has a wealth of recipes for quick and easy meals for kids and families on a budget.