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• Ingredients
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• Cuisine

  North American >> US >> US

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 30 minutes, Preparation Time - 20 minutes

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| 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 4 or 5 - 8 inch round cake pans. | 2. In a large bowl, cream together the shortening, 1/2 cup butter and 2 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition, then stir in the vanilla. Add the flour alternately with the 3 cups milk; beat well. Pour 1/4 cup of batter into each prepared pan, and spread evenly. You will need to bake the layers in two or three batches. | 3. Bake for 5 to 7 minutes in the preheated oven, just until the layers are dried out. Do not brown. | 4. To make the frosting: In a saucepan over medium heat, combine 3 cups sugar, 1 cup butter, cocoa, water and 2 cups evaporated milk. Bring the mixture to a rolling boil, stirring frequently, then boil for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and beat for one minute with an electric mixer. Stack cake layers with icing in between, letting the icing run down the sides of the cake. Smooth the sides and top with the remaining icing. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
shortening	1/2	cup		906.1	0.0	0.0	102.5
butter	1/2	cup		684.0	31.428	21.372	57.6
white sugar	2	cups		1548.0	399.92	0.0	0.0
egg	6			429.0	2.16	37.68	28.53
milk	3	cups		446.52	34.9896	23.058000000000003	23.9364
self rising flour	3	cups		-	-	-	-
vanilla extract	2	teaspoons		24.191999999999997	1.0626	0.005	0.005
white sugar	3	cups		1548.0	399.92	0.0	0.0
butter	1	cup		684.0	31.428	21.372	57.6
cocoa powder	1/2	cup	unsweetened	98.04	24.897	8.427999999999999	5.891
water	1/4	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
milk	2	cups	evaporated	1104.0	26.592	10.992	114.432

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.