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    Chocolate Greeting Card Cake


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    List of Ingredients




    1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
    1 3/4 cups sugar
    3/4 cup cocoa
    1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
    3/4 teaspoon salt
    2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
    16-ounce container sour cream
    2 eggs
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    One-Bowl Buttercream Frosting

    Recipe



    Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 13-by-9-by-2-inch baking pan.

    In large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt.

    Add butter, sour cream, eggs and vanilla; beat on medium speed of electric mixer for 3 minutes. Pour batter into prepared pan.

    Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely. Transfer cake to serving plate. Frost with One-Bowl Buttercream Frosting. Decorate cake as desired. Serves 15.

    One-Bowl Buttercream Frosting
    6 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
    2 2/3 cups powdered sugar
    1/3 cup cocoa
    4 to 5 tablespoons milk
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract

    In medium bowl, beat butter until creamy. Gradually add sugar and cocoa alternately with milk and vanilla, beating until of spreading consistency. Makes about 2 cups.


 

 

 


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