Servings: 8 people
Calories: 5482kcal
Equipment
- 1 Oven
- 1 Mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 1 cup shortening
- 1 3⁄4 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 eggs separated
- 1 cup cold water
- 1⁄3 cup tomato puree
- 2 1⁄2 cups cake flour
- 1⁄2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350°F.
- Greased and floured 2 8 1/2 inch cake pans
- Combine the shortening and sugar in a mixing bowl.
- Mix in the vanilla extract and egg yolks.
- Mix in the cold water and tomato puree.
- Whisk the egg whites until stiff, then fold them into the egg/tomato mixture.
- Sift together the cake flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Combine the dry and wet ingredients.
- Fill cake pans evenly with batter.
- 35 to 40 minutes in the oven
- Allow cakes to cool on wire racks before icing with chocolate buttercream.
- Optional garnish: fresh strawberries.
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Nutrition
Calories: 5482kcal | Carbohydrates: 1303g | Protein: 61g | Fat: 53g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Monounsaturated Fat: 17g | Trans Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 2255mg | Potassium: 4093mg | Fiber: 61g | Sugar: 1057g | Vitamin A: 2265IU | Vitamin C: 45mg | Calcium: 295mg | Iron: 28mg
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