Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake

Submitted by Tonkcats

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 cup Wesson Oil
• 2 cups white sugar
• 2 whole eggs
• 1⁄2 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

• old fashioned chocolate icing

• 1⁄2 cup margarine
• 4 tablespoons cocoa
• 6 tablespoons whole milk
• 1 (1 lb) box powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

directions

1. Cream oil, sugar and cocoa.
2. Add eggs.
3. Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk.
4. Add soda and salt. Add vanilla to hot water and fold water into cake. Bake in 9 x 13-inch pan at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes or until done.
5. Icing For Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake: Bring margarine, cocoa and whole milk to boil.
6. Remove from heat and add powdered sugar and vanilla.
7. Mix until smooth and of spreading consistency.
8. This is my favorite chocolate cake.

Reviews

[vrvrvr]

I reduced the sugar a little and only used 1/2 c. of the boiling water. And this is truly one of the best chocolate cakes I've ever made, because it's soooo moist. It's also chocolaty and tender and just about perfect. I used a slightly different frosting so my rating is based on the cake recipe only. I baked the batter in two buttered and floured 9" cake pans for about 30 minutes. I'm keeping this recipe for a long time. It is fabulous!!

 

[sabrina atttique]

It was a very moist and soft cake ...everybody loved it .it was fabulous i must say!!!!!.thanks to food .com

 

[Melli_Fera]

very easy to make, and great taste.

 

[Nannette 13]

I made this cake for a 5 year olds birthday party! Everyone loved it! I was very pleased with the cake! And it was super yummy!

 

[cnjswimmer]

This cake is so incredibly moist! It gets rave reviews from friends all the time. The ingredients are so basic. I especially like that there is no butter since it is difficult to find where live. (I make my own buttermilk as it is.)