2 1/4 c Flour
2 ts Baking powder
2/3 c Butter or margarine
1 1/3 c Sugar
3 Eggs
2/3 c Cream or milk
1 ts Vanilla
2 tb Cocoa
1 c Chocolate chips; ( for glaze
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Sliced almonds or other nuts
Measure and sift the flour and baking powder and set them aside. Using an
electric beater, cream the butter and sugar. Add unbeaten eggs 1 at a time.
Add half of the flour and half of the milk, beating thoroughly after each
addition. Add the remainder of the flour and milk, and the vanilla. Set
aside 1/3 of the batter in another bowl. Add the cocoa to this. In a
well-greased loaf pan or cake mold put alternate layers of light and dark
batter, ending with light batter on top. Gently run a long-tined fork
through all the cake batter to form a striped pattern. Bake it at 350 for
50 to 60 minutes. Allow the cake to cool completely. Melt the chocolate in
the top of a double boiler over simmering water. Glaze the top of the cake
with melted chocolate and sprinkle with nuts.
Yields
1 servings