Chocolate-Nut Devil'S Food Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. shortening
2 c. sugar
4 eggs, separated
2 oz. unsweetened chocolate, melted
2 1/2 c. cake flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. milk
1 c. chopped nuts
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Cream shortening.
Add sugar; cream until smooth.
Add beaten egg yolks; beat 30 seconds.
Add melted chocolate; beat.
Sift together dry ingredients.
Add to sugar mixture alternately with milk, nuts and vanilla.
Beat egg whites until stiff.
Fold in.