Homemade Recipes

Ingredients:

1/2 cup shortening

1 cup butter, softened

3 cups white sugar

5 egg yolks

5 egg whites

3 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 1/4 cups milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.

In a bowl, cream together the shortening and butter until light and fluffy. Gradually adding in sugar. Beat well with an electric mixer on medium speed. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating after each addition.

In another bowl, sift flour, baking powder, salt, cocoa and cinnamon together. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture, alternately with milk, begin and end with flour mixture. Mix just until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla and almond extracts.

In a clean bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold carefully into cake batter, mixing only until no streaks remain. Pour batter into prepared tube pan.

Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, remove from pan, and let cool completely on a wire rack. pour chocolate up the cake.