Jamaican Chocolate Tower Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 eggs, separated
• 1/2 cup liquid shortening
• 3/4 cup water
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 unsweetened chocolate squares
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 3/4 cup margarine
• 1 egg
• 3 unsweetened chocolate squares
• 3 tablespoons hot water
• 6 cups sifted powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons rum flavoring
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 dash salt

Recipe

• 1 sift cake flour, 1 c of the sugar, baking powder and salt into a medium size bowl.
• 2 beat egg whites with cream of tartar until foamy in a large bowl, beat in remaining 3/4 c sugar, 1 t at a time until meringue forms soft peaks.
• 3 blend liquid shortening, water, vanilla and egg yolks into flour mixture.
• 4 add melted chocolate, beat one minute with electric mixer at low speed or 75 strokes by hand.
• 5 fold into meringue until no streaks of remain.
• 6 pour into ungreased 10 inch angel food cake pan.
• 7 bake in 325 oven for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until top springs back.
• 8 turn pan upside down and set on a bottle.
• 9 cool cake completely.
• 10 turn onto a wire rack.
• 11 split cooled cake into 3 layers.
• 12 prepare frosting by melting butter and chocolate in large saucepan.
• 13 remove from heat.
• 14 beat in powdered sugar gradually with all remaining ingredients until frosting is smooth and creamy.
• 15 put cake layers back together with frosting.
• 16 spread remaining frosting on sides and tops.