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Cake-Urban Legend Marshall Fields $100 Cake

Source of Recipe

rc-Phil


Recipe Introduction

It is remarkably like the recipe my family calls Hundred Dollar Cake because some woman in Chicago purchased the recipe from Marshall Fields way back in the 1940's or 50's when $100 was a big hunk of money. I just can't believe that someone would believe that.

List of Ingredients


Sift together:
1/2 c. sugar
2 c. flour
2 level tsp. soda
dash salt
5 heaping Tbsp. cocoa
Add:
1 c. mayonnaise
1 c. water and some more to make the batter the right consistency
1 tsp. vanilla







Recipe

Pour into 2 layer pans. Bake at 350 deg. for 40-50 minutes. Frost with chocolate frosting.