George Washington Chocolate Cake

Name: George Washington Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 8 h
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 8 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons almond extract; 1 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 118 milliliters butter; 177 milliliters buttermilk; 79 milliliters maraschino cherry juice; 946 milliliters confectioners sugar; 2 eggs; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 118 milliliters maraschino cherries, drained and juice reserved; 1 teaspoon salt; 118 milliliters shortening; 28 grams unsweetened chocolate, chopped; 177 milliliters water; 473 milliliters white sugar

George Washington Chocolate Cake requires approximately 8 hours from start to finish. This recipe makes 8 servings with 809 calories, 6g of protein, and 28g of fat each. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. A mixture of eggs, maraschino cherry juice, buttermilk, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. It works well as a very reasonably priced dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 2 (9 inch) round pans. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside. In the top of a double boiler, heat chocolate, stirring occasionally, until chocolate is melted and smooth.

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Baking Soda

Chocolate

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Double Boiler

Oven

Remove from heat and allow to cool to lukewarm.

In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then beat in melted chocolate. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the water and buttermilk, mixing just until incorporated. Finely chop cherries and fold in.

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Buttermilk

Shortening

Chocolate

Cherries

Cream

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Water

Egg

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Bowl

Pour batter into prepared pan.

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Frying Pan

Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.

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Toothpicks

Oven

Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely. Fill and frost with chocolate cherry frosting.

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Chocolate

Frosting

Cherries

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Wire Rack

Frying Pan

For the frosting: In the top of a double boiler, heat chocolate, stirring occasionally, until chocolate is melted and smooth.

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Chocolate

Frosting

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Double Boiler

Remove from heat and allow to cool to lukewarm. In a large bowl, combine butter, confectioners' sugar, melted chocolate and almond extract. Cream with an electric mixer.

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Powdered Sugar

Almond Extract

Chocolate

Butter

Cream

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Hand Mixer

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Add reserved cherry juice by the tablespoon until frosting reaches desired consistency.

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Cherry Juice

Frosting

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Servings:

0teaspoons

almond extract 1teaspoons

baking powder 1teaspoon

baking soda 118milliliters

butter 177milliliters

buttermilk 79milliliters

maraschino cherry juice 946milliliters

confectioners' sugar 2

eggs 473milliliters

all-purpose flour 118milliliters

maraschino cherries, drained and juice reserved 1teaspoon

salt 118milliliters

shortening 28grams

unsweetened chocolate, chopped 177milliliters

water 473milliliters

white sugar

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern works really well with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. The Weingut Schneider Niederhauser Hermannshohle Riesling Trocken with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 30 dollars per bottle.