PARTY CHOCOLATE CAKE
3 cups sifted cake flour
2½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon soda
½ teaspoon salt
¾ cup shortening
2 cups sugar
1¼ teaspoons vanilla
3 eggs, separated
4½ blocks (4½ ounces) HERSHEY’S BAKING CHOCOLATE, melted
1½ cups milk
(1) Sift flour once, then measure and mix with baking powder, soda and salt; sift twice. (2) Cream shortening until softened; add 1¾ cups sugar gradually, beating thoroughly after each addition. (3) Beat in vanilla, then egg yolks, one at a time, beating until light and fluffy after each. Add melted chocolate and blend. Add flour mixture alternately with milk, beating until smooth after each addition. (4) Beat egg whites until just stiff but not dry; then beat in remaining ¼ cup sugar and fold thoroughly into cake batter. (5) Turn into 3 greased (9-inch) layer cake pans. Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees F.) about 25 minutes. (6) Frosting Suggestion: Uncooked Chocolate Frosting.