Chocolate And Orange Victoire Gateau Victory Cake Recipes

VICTORY CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• Cream the shortening and sugar in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy, using an electric mixer at medium speed.
• Blend in the corn syrup and egg yolks.
• Beat in vanilla.
• Add dry ingredients alternately with coffee to creamed mixture, beating well after each addition.
• Beat egg whites in another bowl until stiff peaks form.
• Fold egg whites into cake batter.
• Pour batter into a greased 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan.
• Bake in preheated 350 degree oven 45 minutes or until cake tests done.
• Cool in pan on rack.
• NOTE: This cake recipe dates from WW II and as you can see, sugar was very precious and in short supply.

VICTORY CAKE

Steps:

• Cream shortening and orange rind.
• Gradually beat in syrup blending for one minute.
• Add 1/4 of dry ingredients.
• Add eggs one at a time beating after the addition of each.
• Add the remaining flour and milk with flavoring added alternately.
• Bake in two eight inch cake pans in a moderate oven (350°F) for 30 minutes.
• Frost with lemon frosting.