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                           Chocolate Loaf Cake

Recipe By     : adapted from How Cooking Works by Rosenthal and Shinagel
Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Desserts                               Cakes

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2      c             All-purpose flour
   1      c             Sugar -- originally 1-1/4 c
   1      pn            Salt
   1 3/4  ts            Baking soda
     1/3  c             Cocoa
   1      c             Water -- cold
   1      ts            Vanilla extract
     3/4  c             Mayonnaise

Preheat oven to 350 F. Butter a 9x5" loaf pan. Line the bottom with
wax paper and butter the wax paper. You may also use two 8" round
cake pans, line with butter wax paper.

In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, and
cocoa and mix well. [Or, whiz in food processor.] Add the water and
vanilla and beat until smooth. [Add and whiz.] Add the mayonnaise and
beat until the batter is complete smooth and free of lumps. [Add and
whiz.]

Transfer the batter to the pan and bake for 50 minutes for the loaf,
30 to 35 minutes for the layers, or until a cake tester comes out dry.

Cool for at least 20 minutes on a rack before removing from the pan.
Remove from the pan and peel off the wax paper. The cake has such a
rich fudgy taste that a little confectioners' sugar sprinkled over
the top to give it a finished look is all that it needs.

Yield: 8 servings.


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