Monday's Munchies : Chocolate Chip Cake

Today I am going to show you how to make Chocolate Chip Cake!!

Ingredients:

2 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon baking powder

3/4 cup shortening 

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

1 cup milk 

5 egg whites

2/3 cup chocolate chips (semi-sweet)

Pre-heat oven to 375° degrees. 

Grease and lightly flour two 9 x 1 1/2 inch round baking pans.

Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. In a separate bowl beat shortening on medium speed of electric mixer about 30 seconds. Add sugar and vanilla and beat until fluffy. Add dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, and salt mixture) and milk alternately to beaten mixture, beating on low speed after each addition. Wash beaters. 

In a small bowl beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Gently fold (stir) into flour mixture. Pour half the batter into a separate bowl of batter into the two prepared pans, spreading batter evenly. Sprinkle 1/3 cup chips over top of batter in each pan. Pour 2nd bowl of batter on top of chocolate ships in each pan, spreading evenly. Sprinkle remaining 1/3 cup chocolate ships over top of batter in both pans. 

Bake in 375° degree oven for about 20 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool 10 minutes on wire rack. Remove cake from pans. Cool about 30 minutes or until cake is cool to the touch. 

To top it off, I made a simple chocolate buttercream frosting. I added it between the two layers of cake, and then frosted the entire outside.  It was SO good, but very sweet!

If you like chocolate, this cake is for you!!

Enjoy!