SC - Chocolate cake, crisco question, OT-OOP

[Decker, Terry D.]

Crisco is solid vegetable shortening.  1 Cup of Crisco and 6 Tablespoons of
water are the equivalent of 1 cup of butter (according to the Crisco label).
I use the stuff mostly for greasing baking tins.

Bear

> I recieved the following recipe from a friend in the US.
> I got the explanation that crisco was some sort of 'cooking lard'
> but it's not available here in Sweden and I haven't seen anything
> similar to it either.
> Has anyone got any ideas what i can use for a substitute (and a suitable
> amount of it as well)?
> My first thought was just to increase the amount of butter but i'm at a
> loss concerning the amount of it anyway.
> I'm dying to try this recipe, i'm quite a chocolate junkie from time to
> time.
> 
> Angus MacIomhair aka Brokk aka Håkan Hedrén
>  
> > Hello Brokk, 
> > Here's my wonderful recipe, just as I promised! 
> >   
> >                          Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake 
> >  
> > Large Bowl    2 cups flour                        1 teaspoon baking
> > soda 
> >                    2 cups sugar                       1/2 teaspon salt
> > 
> > Saucepan       bring following to a boil: 
> >                     1 stick margarine (1/4 lb)    1/2 cup Crisco
> >                     4 tablespoons cocoa (real)    1 cup water 
> > Pour the boiled ingredients over the dry ingredients in the large
> > bowl, stirring well. 
> > Add:               1/2 cup buttermilk 
> >                      2 eggs, slightly beaten 
> >                      1 teaspoon vanilla 
> > Mix well, put in a cookie sheet.  It will look sort of silly, but do
> > it.  Bake @ 400 degrees F. for 20 minutes. 
> > Frosting: 
> >     Melt & bring to boil:    1 stick butter  (1/4 lb)            1 box
> > powdered sugar (1lb)
> >                                     4 tablespoons cocoa    1 teaspoon
> > vanilla 
> >                                     1/4 cup milk                1 cup
> > pecans/walnuts 
> > Spread on hot cake 10 minutes after it comes out of the oven. 
> >   
> > I rarely bake this cake because I tend to eat it until it's gone. :) 
> > Try it and enjoy it.  See what you think of it. 
> > Fondly, 
> > Gaade/Adele
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