GRASSHOPPER CAKE
Ingredients:
* 4 (1oz.) Squares unsweetened chocolate
* ½ cup boiling water
* ¼ cup sugar
* 2-1/4 cup sifted flour
* 1-1/2 cup sugar
* 3 tsp. baking powder
* 1 tsp. salt
* ½ cup cooking oil
* 7 egg yolks
* ¾ cup cold water
* 1 tsp. vanilla
* 7 egg whites
* ½ tsp. cream of tartar
Filling:
* 1 envelope (1 tbsp.) unflavored gelatin
* ¼ cup cold water
* 1/3 cup white crème de cocoa
* ½ cup crème de menthe
* cups whipping cream
Directions:
* Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
* Combine chocolate, boiling water, and ¼ cup
sugar; stir until chocolate is melted.
* In large bowl, sift together flour, sugar,
baking powder, and salt. Make a well in center of
the dry ingredients and add cooking oil, egg
yolks, cold water, and vanilla in order given. Beat until very smooth.
* Stir the chocolate mixture into the egg yolk mixture.
* In large bowl, beat egg whites with cream
or tartar until very stiff peaks from. Pour
chocolate batter over entire surface of egg whites, folding gently to blend.
* Bake in greased 12-Cup Bundt Pan at 325
degrees for 50 -55 minutes or until cake tests
done. Cool in pan 10-15 minutes; turn out on
serving plate to complete cooling.
For Filling:
* Soften gelatin in cold water.
* Heat together crème do cocoa and crème de
menthe. Add softened gelatin. Stir until gelatin is dissolved. Cool.
* Whip cream, fold in gelatin mixture.
* Refrigerate 15 minutes.
* Split cooled cake crosswise into three
layers. Spread ½ of filling between layers; place
remaining ½ in center and on top of cake.
* Refrigerate until serving time.
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