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Super Chocolate Cake Recipe

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This recipe for Super Chocolate Cake, by , is from The Taylor Family Cookbook Project, one of the cookbooks created at FamilyCookbookProject.com. We help families or individuals create heirloom cookbook treasures.
Contributor:  
Contributor:  
Faye Mann
Added: Friday, July 4, 2008
Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 cup white sugar
3 Tbsps. butter
1 egg
1/2 cup cocoa - fill with boiling water to make one cup of liquid
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp soda
1/2 cup boiling water
Directions:
Directions:
Cream sugar and butter; add beaten egg and cocoa liquid. Mix soda and boiling water. Add this and remaining ingredients, mix well, and pour into greased layer pan. Makes 1 layer.
Bake for 30 minutes at 350

Ice when cool with "Rich Butter Frosting"
Rich Butter Frosting:
1/2 cup butter
2 cups icing sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
Add cocoa to make it chocolate. And beat till very very fluffy, if it is dry ADD MORE BUTTER! not milk.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This chocolate cake is half way between tasting home made but also half way to being moist like a cake mix. That is why it is so great. When placing it in the cake pans it is quite liquid so do not be concerned.

 

 

 

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