Etta's Prize-Winning Cake
1 3/4 c Unsifted flour 2 c Sugar 1 ts Salt 1 1/2 ts Baking soda 1 1/2 ts Baking powder 3/4 c Cocoa powder 1 c Milk 2 lg Eggs; (well beaten) 1/2 c Vegetable oil 2 ts Vanilla 1 c Boi...
Ingredients
- 13/4 c unsifted flour
- 2c sugar
- 1ts salt
- 11/2 ts baking soda
- 11/2 ts baking powder
- 3/4c cocoa powder
- 1c milk
- 2lg eggs; (well beaten)
Directions
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1 3/4 c Unsifted flour 2 c Sugar 1 ts Salt 1 1/2 ts Baking soda 1 1/2 ts Baking powder 3/4 c Cocoa powder 1 c Milk 2 lg Eggs
- 2
well beaten) 1/2 c Vegetable oil 2 ts Vanilla 1 c Boiling water Frosting: 4 c Powdered sugar
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1 lb 1/4 ts Salt 7 tb Cocoa powder 1/2 c Milk 1/4 lb Butter or margarine 2 1/2 ts Brandy extract
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shillings) 1 ts Vanilla Combine all dry ingredients in a large mixer bowl and mix at lowest speed until blended well
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Add the remaining ingredients EXCEPT the water and beat at medium speed for two minutes
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Next, using a spoon, stir in the boiling water and mix well
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Mixture will be very thin but this makes it very, very moist
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Next pour into two greased and floured cake pans and bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 mins or until the sides pull away from the pan and the