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Saturday, July 28, 2012

Great Grandma Lindsey's Chocolate Cake


Every year at Daddy's birthday, and usually around Reagan's, we make this chocolate cake.  TRUST ME!  It's much better than ANY mix and way worth the time!  :)  Tonight we are celebrating birthdays with giving presents, eating Israeli Salad, Swedish Chicken, and Watermelon, followed by Cake and Ice Cream!!!  YUMMO!!!  Enjoy!

Cream
1/2 cup crisco
2 cups sugar
and 1/2 cup cocoa
Add
1/2 cup buttermilk
11/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 level cups regular flour
then add
1 cup boiling water (let cool for a few minutes after adding, and alternate the hot water and flour-- it gets
really thick if you don't)
add 2 beat eggs
and 1 tsp. vanilla
Bake 325
I use Duncan Hines' icing, but if you want to make it homemade:
Glace
1 cup butter, 3/4 cup sugar, milk to moisten, Beat when thick

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