Easy Chocolate Cake
Are you looking for a quick and easy chocolate cake recipe? This one is a breeze to make and it stays moist. My mother got the recipe from someone who lived next door to them when my dad was doing road construction. It is good with or without frosting. It is an old recipe and I copied it just as it was written on the piece of paper in my mother's recipe box. The frosting recipe is below.
Ingredients
1 c. sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. buttermilk, sour milk, or sour half and half
1/2 tsp. salt
2 rounding Tbs. lard or shortening
2 rounding Tbs. cocoa
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 c. flour
Directions
Thoroughly cream shortening and sugar together until light and fluffy.
Add the egg and vanilla. Beat well.
Add butter milk, soda and dry ingredients.
Pour in a 9 x 12 inch cake pan. Bake for 30 minutes.
Cool. Frost if desired.
Ingredients for Buttercream Frosting
1 c. softened butter
1/2 c. cocoa
5 c. powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
3 to 4 Tbs. milk
Directions
In a large bowl, combine butter and cocoa together. Beat until smooth.
Stir in vanilla. Add the powdered sugar.
Slowly add the milk, beating as you pour in the milk. continue beating until frosting reaches desired consistency.
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