mama's chocolaty cake

Name: Mama's Chocolaty Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 45 min
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) flour; 2 cup(s) sugar; 1 tablespoon(s) baking soda; 4 tablespoon(s) cocoa, unsweetened; 2 large eggs; 1/2 cup(s) buttermilk; 1 cup(s) melted crisco; 1 1/2 cup(s) boiling water; 1 stick(s) butter, melted; ## ICING...; 1 box(es) powdered sugar; 1 stick(s) butter, melted; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 2-3 tablespoon(s) cocoa, unsweetened; 3- 4 tablespoon(s) milk; ## ADD MILK TO DESIRED CONSTANCY

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Misty Siniard

Amarillo, TX

Updated on Apr 21, 2012

This Recipe was passed from my grandmother to my mom. She made it for all Holidays and Birthday's

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 45 Min

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Ingredients

2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon baking soda
4 tablespoons cocoa, unsweetened
2 large eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 cup melted crisco
1 1/2 cups boiling water
1 stick butter, melted
ICING...
1 box powdered sugar
1 stick butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-3 tablespoons cocoa, unsweetened
3- 4 tablespoons milk
ADD MILK TO DESIRED CONSTANCY

How To Make mama's chocolaty cake

Step 1

Mix the flour, Sugar, baking soda, eggs and buttermilk. It will be very thick and doughy

Step 2

Add the melted Crisco, boiling water and butter to the above mixture and mix well. (mom always placed the stick of butter into the water and let it come to a boil) The mixture will be very runny
Step 3

Pour into a well greased and floured cake pan and bake in pre-heated oven @ 350 until toothpick comes out clean. ( uaually about 45 minutes)
Step 4

Allow to cool and then ice. Enjoy with a scoop of vanilla ice cream
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