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Glenda's Chocolate Cake Recipe

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Contributor:  
Contributor:  
SHELLEY SPOHN
Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 c. sugar
1 ¾ c. flour
¾ c. cocoa
1 tsp. salt
1 ½ tsp. baking soda
1 ½ tsp baking powder


1 c. whole milk
½ c. oil
2 large eggs
2 tsp. vanilla

1 c. boiling water

Cream Cheese Icing
8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 stick butter, softened
4 c. powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
Directions:
Directions:
Mix the white sugar, flour, cocoa, salt soda and baking powder in a bowl until well mixed.

Add: the milk, oil, eggs and vanilla and mix.

stir in 1 cup of boiling water, mix and pour into baking pans or cup cake papers.

Bake at 350º for 18 min for cupcakes. May be longer for cake pans, keep an eye on it every additional 5 min. Check with a toothpick, but do not overbake.

Cream Cheese Icing
Mix the cream cheese and the butter until well blended, add the powdered sugar and vanilla until well blended. Frost cake or cupcakes.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This recipe came from Allison's good friend Robyn Winkler's mother Glenda. This is by far the best chocolate cake recipe I've ever had.

 

 

 

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