President Eisenhower's Favorite Cake

Name: President Eisenhower's Favorite Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6-8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter; 3 eggs; 2 cups granulated sugar; 2 1/2 cups sifted flour; 1 cup sour milk; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 2/3 cup cocoa, dissolved in; 1/2 cup boiling water; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking powder, rounded; 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Recipe by Cookin In Texas

I got a lot of these, I bought tons of recipe boxes from an auction recently, they are all on hand written index cards. NOTE: none of these have time or servings on them so I am guesstimating those.

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READY IN: 40mins

SERVES: 6-8

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

¹⁄₂

cup butter
3

eggs
2

cups granulated sugar
2 ¹⁄₂

cups sifted flour
1

cup sour milk
1

teaspoon baking soda
²⁄₃

cup cocoa, dissolved in
¹⁄₂

cup boiling water
¹⁄₄

teaspoon salt
1

teaspoon baking powder, rounded
¹⁄₄

teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 375°F.
Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt together.
Cream shortening; beat in sugar gradually, mix in egg yolks and vanilla extract.
Add cocoa and flour mixture alternating with milk.
Beat egg whites until stiff.
Fold stiff egg whites into mixture.
Pour into 2 greased layer cake pans.
Bake 25 minutes.
Frost with favorite frosting.

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