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Brooklyn Black Out Cake Recipe

	Riverrat715 / All my dishes 6 months, 1 week ago I got this recipe from a news paper a long time ago, don't really remember when but it really is easy to make, is almost sinfully delicious. Every one loves it if they love chocolate. Prep:30m Cook:35m Servings:10	Riverrat715
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Ingredients

Cake

1 stick soft butter

1/4 cp shortening (Crisco)

2 cps sugar

2 tsp vanilla

3 large eggs

3/4 cp cocoa powder

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

2 1/4 cps flour

1 cp milk

Custard

3 cps water divided use

2 1/2 cps sugar

1 tbs corn syrup

1 1/2 cp cocoa powder

scant half cp corn starch

6 tbs butter cut into pieces

1 tsp vanilla

Directions

preheat oven to 375

Cream butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy

add eggs one at a time beating well after each

add cocoa powder,baking powder,baking soda, and salt

add about half the flour and beat til smooth

add half the milk and beat

add remaining flour and beat

add milk and beat till smooth and fluffy

pour batter into two round cake pans

bake at 375 for 35 minutes or until center is dry and springs back to touch

remove from oven and cool on racks for 15 minutes.

run knife around edge and turn out on rack

with serated knife cut through center of each cake so you have four layers.

cool completely on wrack.

you can prepare the custard while the cake is baking

to prepare custard in large saucepan, combine 2 1/3 cps water, sugar, corn syrup and cocoa powder.

bring to a boil, whisking occasionally

dissolve cornstarch in 1/2 cp water

Whisk into cocoa mixture

return mixture to a boil whisking constantly for 3 to 4 minutes or until very thick

remove from heat and stir in vanilla and butter

pour into bowl and cover with plastic wrap to prevent skin from forming.

chill for 45 minutes

Place one cake layer on plate spread with cooled custard top with second layer and spred with custard, top with third and nicest looking layer.

Frost top and sides with remaining custard

take remaining layer and crumble in food processor til fine crumbs. Pat on sides and top of cake.

This cake is best served the day it is made.

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