chocolate pinwheel cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 4 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
• 1 3/4 cups sifted cake flour
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups evaporated milk
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 (1 ounce) square unsweetened chocolate
• 2/3 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup evaporated milk
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon water

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). line two 9 inch pans with parchment paper. cut 9 inch circles, so bottoms will be smooth. springform pans are preferred.
• melt 2 squares chocolate in saucepan over low heat. set aside.
• in a medium bowl, sift together cake flour, 1 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt and soda.
• in a large bowl, with electric mixer, blend 1/2 cup shortening, 1 1/4 cup evaporated milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla. add flour mixture and beat with mixer 2 minutes at medium speed.
• add 2 eggs and mix until eggs are just blended. add the melted 2 squares of chocolate (drizzle in while blending). beat 1 minute at medium speed. divide batter into two 9 inch pans.
• melt remaining 2 squares of unsweetened chocolate. drizzle melted chocolate in ring shape batter, about 1 to 2 inches from edge. using a butter knife or thin spatula, swirl chocolate into pinwheel pattern with a large circular motion. don't swirl too much as you want chunks to remain. press knife or spatula all the way to bottom of pan as you swirl.
• bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean. cool completely.
• to make the filling: melt 1 square of chocolate. in a large bowl, combine 2/3 cup shortening, 1/3 cup sugar, 1/4 cup evaporated milk 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon vanilla and water. add melted chocolate and beat on high speed for 10 minutes.
• using a long serrated knife, divide each cooled cake into 2 layers. spread filling between layers. use prettiest pinwheel layer as top layer.