Chocolate Cake

Name: Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 10-15 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup flour; 1 cup sugar; 1/2 cup cocoa; 4 tablespoons shortening; 1 egg; 1 cup boiling water; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon vanilla; frosting; 2 cups confectioners' sugar; 1/4 cup cocoa; 1/2 cup peanut butter; water, to make it spreadable; vanilla

Submitted by missy658

"This is a dense, dark chocolate cake I grew up eating. The frosting follows the recipe below though not with specifics amount ingredients as I don't know them. I always make the frosting by sight and taste."

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Ready In:: 1hr
Ingredients:: 14
Serves:: 10-15

ingredients

1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
¹⁄₂ cup cocoa
4 tablespoons shortening
1 egg
1 cup boiling water
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
frosting
2 cups confectioners' sugar
¹⁄₄ cup cocoa
¹⁄₂ cup peanut butter
water, to make it spreadable
vanilla

directions

Mix all dry cake ingredients. Add boiling water, egg and vanilla.
Pour into greased and floured 13x9 inch pan. Bake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees. If you have a hot oven, check at 35 minutes. Toothpick in center should come out clean when done.
For frosting, mix dry ingredients, add water, vanilla and pb and mix well. Add more 10x, pb or cocoa depending on consistency and taste.
Cool cake before frosting. This cake tends to lose it's top layer when frosted (it has a glossy top layer which is very moist) but if you like a heavy, dark chocolate cake, it is worth the effort. Just frost gently.

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missy658

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Favorite cookbook: How To Cook Everything by Mark Bittman I work in a small retail business that sells woman-made & woman empowering merchandise. I am passionate about civil rights, health care for everyone, big business not being allowed to take advantage of all of us because they have so much money, a government who actually cares about everyone, not just those who can pay for special rights and laws, people having enough (food, clothing, $$ for shelter, heat and electricity... in other words, the things so many of us take advantage of every day). I am also passionate about animals (2 cats and a piggy) & children (though I have none myself). I used to be a rape crisis advocate and am very passionate about services to help those who are abused in any way. My pet peeves... hmmm... hypocrissy, hate, blaming others for personal feelings and reactions, using others for personal gain. For hobbies I read, make jewelry, cook (of course lol), write poetry and sometimes short stories.

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