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Mary Lou's Chocolate Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
One stick butter
1 cup water
1/2 cup buttermilk
4 tbsp. cocoa
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
Directions:
Directions:
Grease and flour a 9 x 13 baking pan.
Mix flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt in a mixing bowl. Bring the butter, water, buttermilk, and cocoa to a quick boil. Pour the chocolate into the flour mixture, add the vanilla, and mix. Bake for 25 minutes at 350º.
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
One hour
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This cake was one of our favorites as we were growing up and was often served as our birthday cake.

 

 

 

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