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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 50 Minutes |
Ready In: 50 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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this is a recipe that came out of my second cookbook.. I got this in high school for entering in a ' make your kitchen over' school contest.. the poor little cookbook is starting to fall apart.. the name of it is Recipes from Famous Kitchens. Read more . the recipe is from the Pet Milk Company's kitchen Ingredients:
1 1/3 sups sifted flour |
1 cup sugar |
1/3 cup cocoa |
1 teasp. baking soda |
3/4 teasp. salt |
1/2 cup soft shortening |
1 egg |
1/2 cup pet evaporated milk |
1/4 cup water |
2 tbsp. maraschino cherry syrup |
1/2 cup maraschino cherries..... cut-up |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350' F.
2. grease bottom of an 8-inch square pan.
3. sift flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and the salt into a 3-quart bowl
4. add shortening, egg, and the evaportated milk to dry mixture
5. beat 3 minutes with electric beater at medium speed
6. scraping the sides of bowl often
7. add water and cherry syrup and beat hard for 1 minute.
8. stir in cut-up cherries
9. pour into prepared pan
10. bake at 350' on the center rack for 50 - 55 minutes or until cake pulls from sides of the pan
11. remove from oven. let stand 10 minutes before turning out to cool
12. Frost with your choice of frosting.
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