-Jo Ferry cmsj69b
3/4 c Margarine; softened
2 c Sugar
2 ts Vanilla
3 Eggs
2 3/4 c Flour
1 1/4 ts Baking soda; divided
1/2 ts Salt
1 c Buttermilk; or sour milk*
3/4 c Chocolate ice cream topping
1/2 c Chocolate chips
CHOCOLATE DRIZZLE
1/2 c Chocolate chips
1 tb Shortening
* To sour milk; Use 1 tablespoon white vinegar plus milk to equal 1
cup.
Heat oven to 350. Generously grease and flour 12 cup fluted tube
pan. In bowl, beat margarine, sugar and vanilla until well blended.
Add eggs; beat well. Stir together flour, 1 teaspoon of baking soda
and salt; add alternately to margarine mixture with buttermilk. Pour
4 cups batter into prepared pan. In remaining batter, stir in topping
and remaining 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda. Spoon over vanilla batter.
Sprinkle chocolate chips over surface. Bake 50 minutes or until
wooden pick inserted in center comes out almost clean. Cool 10
minutes, remove from pan to wire rack. For the drizzle; melt 1/2 cup
chocolate chips with the shortening. Use this to glaze the cake.
Yields
12 servings