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    Chocolate Cake (T&T)


    Source of Recipe


    Diane McDonald at Recipes To Go

    Recipe Introduction


    Chocolate Cake (T&T)


    Originally posted by Diane McDonald at Recipes To Go

    I have been making this since 1978 when I lived in Maine and got this off an old lobster boat cook.

    List of Ingredients






    3 eggs beaten
    1/2 cup shortening
    2 cups sugar
    1/2 cup sour milk. (just put a teaspoon of vinegar in it and let it set a bit)
    1 t. salt
    1 t. baking soda
    5 T. cocoa
    1 cup hot black coffee

    Recipe





    In bowl, cream eggs shortening,and sugar.Add 1/2 cup milk that you soured. In another bowl, sift flour, soda , salt and cocoa.

    Add dry ingred. to egg mixture with a wire whisk,and stir in hot coffee.

    Put into greased and floured 9x13 pan. Bake 350 degrees for 45 minutes .

    Icing:
    Put into flour sifter 1 pound of confectioners sugar and 3 to 4 T. cocoa.(I like 4 myslef) .When sifted add a piece of shortening about the size of a lemon. -then add twice as much marshmallow fluff.Then moisten with black coffee. (How much I dont know-, its less than 1/4 cup, till spreading consistency. When cake is cool. Frost

 

 

 

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