Preacher's Chocolate Cake
Source of Recipe
old family recipe
Recipe Introduction
This is the cake I have always made for birthdays.
List of Ingredients
Preacher's Chocolate Cake
1 c brown sugar
1 c sugar
1/2 c shortening
2 eggs -- beaten
2 c flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsps soda
1/2 c cocoa
1/2 c buttermilk
1 c boiling water
1 tsp vanilla
Buttercream Frosting:
1 lb powdered sugar
1/2 c butter -- softened
1 tsp vanilla
3 tbsps cream -- (2- 3 tbsp)
Recipe
Cream sugars and shortening; add eggs and beat very well. Add dry ingredients alternatelly with milk, beating well after each addition. Fold in boiling water and vanilla.
Pour in a greased 13x9 pan and bake 30-35 minutes in a preheated 350 oven. (can also be baked in 2 9-inch round pans for 25-30 minutes.)
Cool cake for 20 minutes. Invert onto serving platter. Cool cake completely. Frost with buttercream frosting.
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