Chocolate mocha sponge cake/1953 pillsbury

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
¾cupFlour
¼cupCocoa powder
3tablespoonsWater
1tablespoonLemon juice
½teaspoonSalt
¾cupSugar
5largesEgg yolks -mocha filling---
1packVanilla pudding mix; * see note
1tablespoonInstant coffee powder
cupMilk
½cupButter
1teaspoonVanilla extract
5tablespoonsConfectioner's sugar; sifted

Directions

A senior division winner in the 1953 Pillsbury bakeoff. * Use the 4 serving size of pudding mix-not the instant type.

Mix the flour, cocoa, salt and sugar; stir to blend. Beat the egg yolks until thick and creamy. Add the lemon juice and water and blend. Add all at once to the dry mixture. Pour into a 9-inch ungreased tube pan. Bake in preheated 325 degree oven for 35-40 minutes. Cool then cut crosswise into 3 layers. Spread the mocha filling between the layers. Filling: Combine the pudding mix and coffee powder in a saucepan. Blend in the milk and cook on low to medium heat until thick, stirring constantly; cool. Cream the butter or margarine, add to the pudding mixture and beat until smooth and fluffy.

Blend in vanilla and the confectioners' sugar. Pat Dwigans Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #843 by Lynda Beaugez <beaugez@...> on Oct 13, 1997