Aunt Laura's "Chocolate Sheath Cake" and Frosting
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She said it is her "87" yr old Aunt Laura's recipe.
Special Note from her:
The step where you boil the shortening, butter & cocoa together is very important...really makes all the difference!
If you just cream the ingredients together & then add the dry ingredients...it doesn't taste the same (not nearly as good)!
The photo is Peggy's when she made this recipe for a B-Day cake....she doubled the recipe...I posted 'half' .
P.S. I am going to feature "others photos" here also
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Yum, yum, yum! It's no wonder this recipe often gets doubled... more is definitely more! This a terrific, classic recipe that every chocolate loving home cook should try.
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Ingredients
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THE FOLLOWING RECIPE IS FOR A REGULAR SMALL CAKE..I DOUBLE MINE FOR BIGGER PARTIES (CAKE IN PHOTO ABOVE IS DOUBLED, LARGER PAN THAN JUST A 9X13")
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2 cflour
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2 csugar
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1 cshortening (crisco lard, plain or butter flavored)
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1 cwater
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1 stickbutter
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4 Tbspcocoa powder
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1/2 cbuttermilk
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1 tspof a good vanilla
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1 tspbaking soda (stir into flour)
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3 mediumeggs
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1 Tbspcinnamon if you like (optional)
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LAURA'S 7 MINUTE FROSTING: (CAN ALSO BE DOUBLED FOR LARGER CAKE)
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1 stickbutter
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1 Tbspof a good vanilla
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6 or 7 Tbspmilk
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4 Tbspcocoa powder
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1 lbpowered sugar (16oz)
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1/2 ccoconut flakes
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1 cchopped pecans
How to Make Aunt Laura's "Chocolate Sheath Cake" and Frosting
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Bring the 1 cup shortening, 1 stick butter, 1 cup water and 4 T cocoa to boil in a large saucepan..stir frequently.
- Pour over the flour (stir baking soda into flour) , cinnamon (if using) & sugar... stir in the buttermilk, beat the eggs with the vanilla and add to flour mixture.
- Stir well... pour into greased and floured 9X13" cake pan (or jellyroll pan for a sheetcake if doubling recipe)...bake in preheated 350°F oven for 30 minutes or until done.
- While the cake is still warm... start making the Yummy frosting.
- "Laura's 7 minute frosting":
(Peggy said: I still have know idea why she calls it 7 minute frosting???) - Heat butter, cocoa & milk... add the powered sugar and vanilla... stir well... then add the coconut flakes & pecans.
- Stir together well...then pour over the cake while it is still warm.
- Don't even think of trying to figure out all the calories! hehehe it's just Yummy, everyone goes bonkers over this cake......Peggy (written as given to me by my Aunt Laura; my Mom's sister)