Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake
3/4 c Butter or margarine -- softened 1 2/3 c Sugar 3 Eggs 1 ts Vanilla extract 2 c All-purpose flour 2/3 c Hershey's Cocoa 1 1/4 ts Baking soda 1 ts Salt 1/4 ts Baking powder
Ingredients
- 3/4c butter or margarine
- 3eggs
- 1ts vanilla extract
- 2c all-purpose flour
- 2/3c hershey's cocoa
- 11/4 ts baking soda
- 1ts salt
- 1/4ts baking powder
Directions
- 1
3/4 c Butter or margarine -- softened 1 2/3 c Sugar 3 Eggs 1 ts Vanilla extract 2 c All-purpose flour 2/3 c Hershey's Cocoa 1 1/4 ts Baking
- 2
finely crushed) Add'l hard peppermint candy --(crushed), optional ----------------------------------FROSTING
- 3
Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans or one 13x9x2-inch baking pan
- 4
In large mixer bowl, combine butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla
- 5
beat on high speed of electric mixer 3 minutes
- 6
Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt and baking powder
- 7
add alternately with water to butter mixture, beating until blended
- 8
Add candy, if desired