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Dodie’s Never Fail Chocolate Cake

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DODIE’S NEVER FAIL CHOCOLATE CAKE

Author Sherri Trudgeon SPCA Cookbook

Ingredients

  • 1 Egg
  • ½ cup Cocoa
  • ½ cup Shortening
  • 1 ½ cups Flour
  • ½ cup Sour Milk* or Buttermilk
  • ¾ tsp Baking Soda mixed in milk
  • ¼ tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • ½ cup boiling Hot Water
  • 1 tsp Vanilla

Instructions

  • Add ingredients in order given and mix well. Pour in greased 13” x 9” x 2” pan. Bake ½ hour in 350° oven (no peeking!)

Notes

*Sour milk can be made by adding ¼ tsp lemon juice to plain milk and mixing.
Wait 10 minutes before adding the baking soda.

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