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Cocoa Cke

dessert~55 minPhoebe Butler’s recipe box

sugar · shortening · sour milk · egg · cocoa powder · water · baking soda · baking powder · flour · vanilla · salt · cocoa frosting mix · coffee · pecan

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20 min active · 55 min total · one cake (times estimated)

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups sugar
  • ½ cup shortening
  • 1 cup sour milk
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup cocoa, dissolved in ½ cup boiling water
  • ½ cup boiling water (for dissolving cocoa)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 cups sifted flour
  • Vanilla, to taste
  • Salt, to taste

Cocoa Frosting

  • Cocoa frosting dry ingredients (quantities not specified on card)
  • Coffee (for wetting frosting and glazing)
  • Pecans, for topping

Steps

  1. Dissolve the cocoa in the boiling water and allow to cool slightly.
  2. Cream the shortening and sugar together.
  3. Beat in the eggs.
  4. Stir in the sour milk, dissolved cocoa mixture, vanilla, and salt.
  5. Sift together the flour, baking soda, and baking powder, then blend into the wet mixture until smooth.
  6. Bake as usual (oven temperature and pan size not specified on card).

Cocoa Frosting

  1. For the frosting: prepare a cocoa frosting by wetting the dry frosting ingredients with coffee.
  2. When frosting the cake, dip a silver knife in cold coffee. This gives the frosting a nice glaze and flavor.
  3. Dot the frosted cake with pecans.