"Anita Scales" > wrote in message
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> Hi!
>
> My aunt past on a few months ago and going through her things, I
discovered a
> great collection of recipes. One was a chocolate cake, which I am eager
to
> try, but, the recipe calls for not only chocolate, but a shot of
chocolate.
> What is a shot of chocolate? These recipes date back to the late 40's and
50's
> from what I can tell.

Possibly a shot of chocolate syrup or of chocolate liqueur.