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Brown Mountain Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
Cake:

1 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
3 cups flour
1 cup buttermilk
3 or 4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
pinch of salt
1 teaspoon soda
3 tablespoons cocoa
½ cup warm water

Icing:

2 cups sugar
½ pound of butter or 2 sticks of margarine
1 cup canned cream
dash of salt
Directions:
Directions:
Cake:

Mix salt, vanilla, and eggs. Cream shortening, sugar, and eggs. Add flour and milk. Then add soda, cocoa, and warm water. Bake in three 9 inch pans at 325º.

Icing:

Mix all ingredients and cook for 60 minutes on low heat. Beat until creamy. Spread between cake layers and on top.

 

 

 

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