Ingredients
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- 2 cups sugar shopping list
- 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour shopping list
- 3/4 cup cocoa shopping list
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder shopping list
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda shopping list
- 1 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 2 eggs shopping list
- 1 cup milk shopping list
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil shopping list
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract shopping list
- 1 cup boiling water shopping list
- chocolate Mousse Ingredients: shopping list
- 1 envelope unflavored gelatin shopping list
- 2 tablespoons cold water shopping list
- 1/4 cup boiling water shopping list
- 1 cup sugar shopping list
- 1/2 cup cocoa shopping list
- 2 cups chilled whipping cream shopping list
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract shopping list
How to make it
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease and flour three 8 inch round baking pans.
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together the sugar, flour, cocoa,
- baking soda, baking powder and salt.
- Add the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Beat on medium speed for 2
- minutes. Stir in the boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour
- batter into the prepared pans.
- Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center
- comes out clean.
- Cool 10 minutes. Remove cakes from the pans and place on wire
- racks. Allow to cool completely.
- Prepare the chocolate mousse (recipe follows).
- Fill and frost the layers with the mousse. Garnish with almonds
- and chocolate curls, if desired.
- Refrigerate at least 1 hour. Cover and refrigerate leftover cake.
- Makes 10 to 12 servings.
- Mousse Directions:
- In a small bowl, sprinkle gelatin over cold water. Let stand 1
- minute to soften.
- Add the boiling water. Stir until gelatin is completely dissolved
- and mixture is clear. Cool slightly.
- In a large cold mixing bowl, stir together sugar and cocoa.
- Add the whipping cream and vanilla. Beat on medium speed until
- stiff. Pour in the gelatin mixture and fold until well blended.
- Refrigerate about 1/2 hour. Makes about 4 cups.
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yum yum and triple yum........
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Sounds delicious! :) You can make this for me, if you want to! :)
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