Mom's Chocolate Cake
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
-
15
ingredients
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For Cake
- 1 3⁄4 cups flour
- 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
- 1⁄2 cup cocoa
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 cup margarine
- 1⁄2 cup coffee
- 2⁄3 cup sour milk (add 1 T vinegar and milk to fill 2/3 cup)
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
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For Frosting
- 1⁄2 cup margarine
- 1 lb powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1⁄2 cup cocoa (or to taste)
- 1⁄2 cup coffee (or to taste)
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Sift together flour, sugar, cocoa, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and baking soda in a large bowl.
- Add 1 stick of margarine, 1/2 c of coffee, and 1/3 c of sour milk to the sifted ingredients.
- Stir by hand until mixed.
- Add another 1/3 c of sour milk, 2 eggs, and 1 t of vanilla.
- Beat 3 or 4 minutes with mixer.
- Pour into lightly greased 9x13-inch baking pan.
- Bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- After cake cools mix together ingredients for the chocolate frosting.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the stick of margarine and powdered sugar together and add vanilla, cocoa and coffee to taste.
- Spread frosting on top of cooled cake.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
grberk
United States