Swedish Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 3 ounces baking chocolate, unsweetened,melted
• 2 cups cake flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• dry breadcrumbs

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325f degrees.
• 2 butter a bundt pan and sprinkle with about 2 tbsp.
• 3 dry breadcrumbs, until it is well-coated.
• 4 in a large bowl, mix the sugar and the shortening and cream well.
• 5 blend in the eggs, one at a time, and beat well.
• 6 stir in the melted chocolate.
• 7 sift together the dry ingredients.
• 8 combine the cream and vanilla extract, and then add to the chocolate mixture alternately with the dry ingredients, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients.
• 9 pour the batter into the pan and bake for 50-60 minutes.
• 10 cool the cake in the pan a few minutes before removing.