Chocolate Cake

11 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 c. flour
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. soda
  • 1 1/2 tsp. red food coloring
  • 1/4 c. cocoa
  • strong coffee
  • 1/2 c. Crisco
  • 1 1/2 c. sugar
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 c. buttermilk

Directions

  1. 1
    Sift flour with salt and soda.
  2. 2
    Combine cocoa, food coloring and enough strong coffee to make a paste.
  3. 3
    Cream Crisco and sugar. Add beaten eggs and vanilla.
  4. 4
    Stir in cocoa mixture and beat well.
  5. 5
    Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately, mixing well after each addition.
  6. 6
    Pour into two 8-inch layer pans, greased and floured.
  7. 7
    Bake at 350° for 30 minutes.

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