Coconut Devils Food Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups sifted flour
• 2 3/4 teaspoon Baking Powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup shortening
• 3 eggs, well beaten
• 3 squares Bakers Unsweetened Chocolate Melted
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla

Directions

1. Sift flour, add Baking Powder & salt & sift again, Cream butter, add sugar gradually, & mix.
2. Add eggs, then Chocolate & mix.
3. Add flour, Alternating with milk, and beat well.
4. Add Vanilla
5. Bake in 2 greased 9 inch Tins.
6. When done, Cover with Coconut 7 min. Frosting.

Temperature

• eggs well beaten; chocolate Melted; beat well; When done

Equipment

• 2 greased 9 inch Tins

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Arwilda’s edits

Arwilda’s note: The original wording is obscured; the final visible text is “Melted”. Melted is added above the far-right end of the chocolate ingredient line and is included in the final ingredient.