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CENTENNIAL CAKE (Chocolate Cake)

Source of Recipe

Nellie Sather


List of Ingredients

2 squares melted chocolate
1/2 cup boiling water
1/2 cup butter
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
2 cups flour
1 level tsp. soda
1 cup sour milk
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla




Recipe

Melt chocolate in 1/2 cup boiling water. Cream butter and sugar. Add well beaten eggs and beat. Add the chocolate. Put the salt and soda in the flour and sift ­alternately. add flour and milk, then vanilla. Bake in greased and floured pans in a moderate oven - 350.

CENTENNIAL ICING
1-1/2 pkgs. "powdered sugar
2 tbls. butter
Dissolve 3 tbls. chocolate in 3 tbls. cold coffee. Beat together and add white of one egg, 1/2 tsp. rum flavor­ing and 1/2 tsp. vanilla. Add enough cream to make a smooth frosting. Add 1 cup chopped nutmeats. The chocolate may be omitted to make a white rum flavored icing.