EGYPTIAN CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Sift the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and cloves together; set aside.
• Combine chocolate and coffee in small saucepan.
• Cook over low heat until the chocolate is melted, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and cool to room temperature.
• Cream the butter and sugar together in a mixing bowl, until they are light and fluffy.
• Use an electric mixer set on medium speed.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in vanilla and chocolate mixture.
• Add dry ingredients alternately with milk to the creamed mixture, beating well after each addition.
• Pour batter into 2 greased and waxed paper-lined 8-inch cake pans.
• Bake in a preheated 350 ºF oven for 30 minutes or until cake tests done.
• Cool in pans on racks for 10 minutes.
• Remove from pans, cool completely on racks.
• Chill large mixing bowl and beaters.
• Combine cream, sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon and beat with an electric mixer set at high speed until soft peaks form and mixture is thick enough to spread.
• DO NOT overbeat or you will have butter instead of whipped cream.
• To assemble the cake, place one cake layer on serving plate.
• Spread with Cinnamon Whipped Cream.
• Top with second cake layer.
• Frost sides and top with remaining Cinnamon Whipped Cream.
• Refrigerate until serving time.