SMOOTHER BATTER—ONLY ONE MIXING BOWL TO WASH
Add liquids as directed. Beat with round-the-bowl strokes—about 100 strokes a minute. Easy-Mix Spry blends like magic—gives easier-pouring batter.
GLORIA CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKE
(2-Egg Yellow Cake)
1. Gloria Chocolate Layer Cake
| Dry Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| 2 | cups sifted cake flour[1] |
| 1-1/3 | cups sugar |
| 2-1/2 | teaspoons baking powder (with a tartrate powder, use 4 teaspoons) |
| 1 | teaspoon salt |
| 1/2 | cup Spry |
| Liquid Ingredients | |
| 1 | cup less 2 tablespoons milk |
| 1-1/2 | teaspoons vanilla |
| 2 | eggs, unbeaten |
SIFT flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt into mixing bowl.... DROP in Spry.... ADD about 2/3 of milk, then vanilla, and beat 150 strokes.... SCRAPE bowl and spoon often throughout entire mixing.... ADD eggs and beat 250 strokes.... ADD remaining milk and beat 50 strokes.... BAKE in two 9-inch or deep 8-inch Spry-coated layer pans in moderately hot oven (375° F.) 25-35 minutes.... SPREAD Gloria Chocolate Frosting between layers and on top of cake. PRESS pecan halves into frosting around edge of cake. Increase frosting recipe one-half to make enough frosting to cover sides, too.
Maple Fondant Cake. Add 1/2 teaspoon maple extract to batter and bake in layers as directed. Spread Maple Fondant Icing between layers and on top of cake. Decorate with nuts, if desired.