Chocolate Fudge Marble Cake

2	cups Gold Medal@ ail-purpose flour	.	1 teaspoon salt
1 i/2 cups sugar			teaspoon baking powder
	cup shortening		1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup buttermilk			2 eggs
	cup water		cup chocolate-flavored syrup
	cup chocolate-flavored syrup		Chocolate Cream Frosting (below)
1 teaspoon baking soda			1 to 2 tablespoons chocolate-flavored syrup

Heat oven to Grease and flour rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches, or 2 round pans, 9x1 inches. Beat all ingredients except cup chocolate syrup, the frosting and 1 tablespoon chocolate syrup on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on medium speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally: reserve cup batter. Pour remaining batter into pan(s).

Mix remaining cup syrup into reserved batter. Pour over batter in rectangular pan (or pour half of the mixture over batter in each round pan). Cut through batter several times for marbled effect. Bake rectangle about 40 minutes, 9-inch rounds about 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool round pans 10 minutes; remove from pans. Cool completely. Frost rectangle or fill and frost layers with Chocolate Cream Frosting; drizzle 1 to 2 tablespoons chocolate syrup over top. Refrigerate any remaining cake.

Chocolate Cream Frosting:

Beat 1 cup whipping (heavy) cream and cup chocolate-flavored syrup in chilled bowl on high speed until stiff.

High Altitude Directions (over3500 feet): Not recommended for use.

Creamy Vanilla Frosting

3 cups powdered sugar	Few drops food color, if desired
cup margarine or butter, softened	About 2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoons vanilla

Beat powdered sugar and margarine in medium bowl on low speed 1 minute. Beat in vanilla, food color and milk on low to high speed about 2 minutes or until smooth consistency. Frosts a 13x9-inch cake or fills and frosts two 8- or9-inch cake layers.

Browned Butter Frosting:

Heat butter over medium heat until delicate brown; cool. Mix melted butter with powdered sugar. (We do not recommend margarine for this recipe.)

Cherry Frosting:

Stir in 2 tablespoons drained chopped maraschino cherries and 2 drops red food color.

Citrus Frosting:

Omit vanilla. Substitute lemon or orange juice for the milk. Stir in teaspoon grated lemon peel or 2 teaspoons grated orange peel.

Maple-Nut Frosting:

Substitute cup maple-flavored syrup for the vanilla and milk. Stirin cup finely chopped nuts.

Peanut Butter Frosting:

Substitute peanut butter for the margarine. Increase milk to 1 to 1 cup.

High Altitude Directions(3500 to 6500 feet): No changes needed.

T.M. of General Mills, Inc.

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