Favorite Chocolate Cake
From grandmacooks 15 years agoIngredients
- 1 cup sugar shopping list
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) softened butter (Land O Lakes has half sticks which are great) shopping list
- 1/4 cup sour milk (see note) shopping list
- 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted shopping list
- 1 egg shopping list
- 1 teaspoon vanilla shopping list
- 1 cup flour (all-purpose) shopping list
- 1 tsp baking soda shopping list
- 1/4 tsp salt shopping list
- 1/2 cup boiling water shopping list
- powdered sugar or whipped cream (optional, for topping) shopping list
How to make it
- Note: For sour milk, use 3/4 tsp white vinegar or lemon juice and add enough milk to make 1/4 cup. Let it stand for 5 minutes before you use it.
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Grease and flour 8 inch square baking pan.
- Cream butter and sugar together in a large bowl, scraping often, at medium speed of your electric mixer until mixture is creamy.
- Add sour milk, the melted chocolate, egg and vanilla.
- Beat until smooth.
- Turn mixer to low speed.
- Add dry ingredients and beat until well mixed but do not overbeat.
- Add boiling water and continue beating until smooth.
- Pour into pan and bake 35 to 40 minutes. A toothpick inserted in the center should come out clean.
- If you want, serve with a dollop of whipped cream or dusting of powdered sugar.
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Reviewed by 3 people-
Mmmmm, grandma... could be there only be TWO serving in this house! You got my 5.
Lorrainelacrenshaw in Horsham loved it -
Sounds like one serving to me....LOL Yummy
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