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"The tradition of Italian cooking is that of the matriarch. This is the cooking of grandma. She didn't waste time thinking too much about the celery. She got the best celery she could and then she dealt with it."--Mario Batali

Mom's Chocolate Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 c. sugar
1/2 c. butter
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. sour milk
2 c. flour
1/3 c. cocoa
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. soda
1 c. hot water
Directions:
Directions:
Cream together the butter and sugar. Add the eggs, milk and vanilla. Sift the dry ingredients together and mix in. Add hot water last. Grease and flour a 9" x 13" cake pan. Bake at 350ºF for 45 minutes. Frost as desired.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This was my Grandma's recipe and is often requested by my niece and nephew for birthdays.

 

 

 

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