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Best Chocolate Cake
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 1 Minutes
Ready In: 1 Minutes
Servings: 4
Our family's favorite chocolate cake! Especially when you add the fudge frosting! Original recipe yield 1 9 x 13 inch pan
Ingredients:
ingredients (nutrition)
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup water
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
3 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
1. DIRECTIONS
2. Bring to a boil the 1/2 cup butter or margarine, 1/2 cup shortening,
3. water and 1/4 cup cocoa. Remove from heat and add flour, sugar, 1/2
4. cup milk and vinegar. Mix well. Then add: eggs, baking soda and 1
5. teaspoon vanilla.
6. Mix well until lumps are gone. Pour into greased 9 x 13 inch pan.
7. Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 20 minutes or until
8. toothpick comes out clean.
9. To Make Fudge Frosting: Combine in saucepan , 6 tablespoon butter or
10. oleo, 4 tablespoons milk and cocoa. Bring to rolling boil. Remove
11. from heat and add 3 cups confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
12. Beat until smooth. Spread on cooled cake.
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