3/4 c C and H Granulated Sugar 1/2 c Milk
1/4 c Shortening 1/2 ts Vanilla
1 Egg 2 c Prepared vanilla pudding
1 c All-purpose flour – (package, frozen, or
1 1/2 ts Baking powder — homemade)
1/2 ts Salt
-CHOCOLATE GLAZE-
1/4 c Chocolate pieces — (unsifted)
1 tb Butter or margarine 1 1/2 tb Milk
1/2 c C and H Powdered Sugar
Cream together sugar and shortening until light and fluffy. Beat in
egg. Combine flour, baking powder and salt and add alternately with
milk and vanilla to creamed mixture. Pour into greased and floured
9-inch round cake pan. Bake in 350 F degree oven 25 minutes. Remove
from pan and cool on rack. When cold, cut cake into two layers.
Spread bottom layer with pudding. Top with second layer. Pour
Chocolate Glaze over top allowing some drizzle down sides.
Chocolate Glaze: Melt 1/4 cup chocolate pieces with one tablespoon
butter or margarine. Remove from heat and stir in 1/2 cup unsifted C
and H Powdered Sugar alternately with 1 1/2 tablespoons milk. Makes
6 to 8 servings.
Reprinted with permission from _Just Cakes_ From the C and H Sugar
Kitchen Electronic format by Karen Mintzias
Yields
1 cake