My Inspiration Cake (1953)
| Yield: | 12 Servings |
| Categories: | Cakes, Chocolate |
| CAKE: | ||
| 1 | c | Chopped pecans |
| 2 1/4 | c | Flour |
| 1 1/2 | c | Sugar |
| 4 | ts | Baking powder |
| 1/2 | ts | Salt |
| 2/3 | c | Shortening |
| 1 1/4 | c | Milk |
| 1 | ts | Vanilla |
| 4 | Egg whites | |
| 2 | oz | Semi-sweet chocolate, |
| Grated | ||
| FROSTING: | ||
| 1/2 | c | Sugar |
| 2 | oz | Unsweetened chocolate |
| 1/4 | c | Water |
| 1/2 | c | Shortening |
| 1 | ts | Vanilla |
| 2 1/4 | c | Powdered sugar |
| 1 | tb | Up to ... |
| 2 | tb | Water |
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