Chocolate Town Cake

10 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 c. sugar
  • 2/3 c. shortening
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 1/2 c. sifted flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 c. sour milk
  • 1/2 c. Hershey's cocoa
  • 1/2 c. boiling water

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. 2
    Grease and flour two 9-inch cake pans. Cream sugar and shortening in mixing bowl.
  3. 3
    Add eggs one at a time; add vanilla.
  4. 4
    Sift flour, baking soda and salt.
  5. 5
    Add alternately with milk.
  6. 6
    Make heavy paste of cocoa and boiling water; add and blend well.
  7. 7
    Bake about 35 minutes until done (milk may be soured by adding 1 teaspoon vinegar to milk).

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