Homemade
Chocolate Recipes:
Mrs.
Rorer's Chocolate Cake
(* All measurements
should be level.)
- 2 ounces of chocolate,
- 4 eggs,
- * a cup of milk,
- 1 teaspoonful of
vanilla,
- * a cup of butter,
- 1 * cups of sugar,
- 1 heaping teaspoonful
of baking powder,
- 1 * cups of flour.
Dissolve the chocolate in five tablespoonfuls of boiling water. Beat the butter to
a cream, add the yolks, beat again, then the milk, then the melted chocolate and
flour. Give the whole a vigorous beating. Now beat the whites of the eggs to a stiff
froth, and stir them carefully into the mixture; add the vanilla and baking powder.
Mix quickly and lightly, turn into well-greased cake pan and bake in a moderate oven
forty-five minutes.
Recipe Credit: From Mrs. Rorer's Cook Book
Note: These recipes date from the late 1800's to early 1900's. Use substitute ingredients
when the recipe calls for it, i.e., "Baker's Cocoa" is no longer sold in
stores. Adjust substitute measurements as needed. It is recommended that you stick
to the BAKER'S® brand wherever possible for the most accurate results.
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