Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

  • Step 1:
  • 470 grams cake and pastry flour
  • 660 grams sugar
  • 15 grams salt
  • 15 grams baking powder
  • 9 grams baking soda
  • 100 grams dutch processed cocoa powder
  • 245 grams shortening
  • 40 gram emulsifier
  • 5 grams vanilla
  • Step 2:
  • 600 grams milk
  • Step 3:
  • 350 grams eggs

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Place step 1 ingredients in a mixing bowl, and mix on low until mixture resembles a fine crumb. Increase mixer to medium low and add step 2.

Continue to mix until ingredient are combined. Scrape bowl. Mix on medium - low speed for 2 1/2 minutes.

While mixer is running add in the eggs slowly. Continue to mix until incorporated. Scrape and mix for an additional 2 1/2 more minutes. Pour batter into prepared pans.