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BUTTERMILK CHOCOLAT
BUTTERMILK CHOCOLATE E

SPICE CAK
SPICE CAKE E

WITH CHOCOLATE PAN FROSTING

pice cake mix is one of the
SERVES: 16
easiest varieties to doctor PREPARATION TIME: 10 MINUTES
BAKING TIME: 26 TO 28 MINUTES
up. With the flavorings built
ASSEMBLY TIME: 10 MINUTES
in, you just need to add oil, eggs,

and some kind of liquid. I tend to
Solid vegetable shortening for greasing
favor buttermilk with spice cake the pans

mix. And I have come to like the Flour for dusting the pans
1 package (18.25 ounces) plain spice
combination of chocolate and spice
cake mix
cake, especially when the chocolate 1 ⁄3 cups buttermilk
1
is swirled into the batter so that the 1 ⁄3 cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs
cake bakes up into a
1 ounce semisweet chocolate, coarsely
beautiful tan and
chopped
brown marble Chocolate Pan Frosting (page 434)

pattern. All
1. Place a rack in the center of the oven
you need is a
and preheat the oven to 350°F. Gener-
simple topper—the Chocolate Pan ously grease two 9-inch round cake pans
with solid vegetable shortening, then dust
Frosting—and you have a remark-
with flour. Shake out the excess flour. Set
able cake with little effort! the pans aside.