Chocolate Cake

very old recipe from darlene kossman cocoa is made into paste with boiling water made with baking soda instead of baking powder

• Ready In: 2 hrs 10 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 2  cups sugar
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 2  eggs
• 1  cup buttermilk
• 1⁄2 cup  cocoa
• 1⁄4 cup boiling water
• 2  cups flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. cream sugar and butter
2. add eggs
3. add milk
4. sift dry ingredients together into creamed mixture
5. make paste with cocoa and boiling water ( i just dumped into creamed mixture
6. add to mixture
7. put in oblong 9 x 13 pan bake 325 degrees for 30 minutes.it said 40 minutes and my oven is wonky check.