Grated Chocolate Cake

This recipe is a basic yellow cake with the addition of grated chocolate. It is deliciously similar to marble cake. When I made this cake, I might have used too much grated chocolate resulting in a more crumbly cake. I suppose my tendency to eyeball ingredient amounts instead of measuring precisely occasionally causes problems.

The ingredients for this cake are kitchen staples. One slightly unusual ingredient is cream of tartar, which is potassium bitartrate, an acidic byproduct of wine making. When used with baking soda, it helps the cake rise. Mom's recipe calls for semi-sweet chocolate, but any type of chocolate could be used.

Grated Chocolate Cake 

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 cup flour
• 2 tsp. cream of tartar
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 cup milk
• 3 ounces chocolate, finely grated

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; beat thoroughly. Sift flour with cream of tartar and soda. Add flour to creamed mixture, alternating with milk; beating until smooth after each addition. Fold in the grated chocolate. Turn into a greased 9x5 loaf pan. Bake at 350 for an hour. Allow to cool. Enjoy!