Avis' Chocolate Cake
Avis' Chocolate Cake - from Nonna's in Bricktown
IN BOWL COMBINE:
2 cups Sifted Flour
2 cups Granulated Sugar
½ teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Soda
N A SAUCE PAN COMBINE:
¼ cup Crisco
1 cup Water
½ cup (1 stick) Butter
4 tablespoons Hershey's Cocoa
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions:
Melt and bring to a boil. Add to dry ingredients in the bowl. Then add buttermilk, eggs and vanilla. Beat with mixer and pour into greased and floured 9" x 13" pan. Bake at 425º F for 25 minutes.
ICING:
4 tablespoons Hershey's Cocoa
½ cup (1 stick) Butter
4 tablespoon cream
dash of salt
2/3 box powdered sugar
Directions:
Bring these to a boil. Add cream, dash of Salt and 2/3 box Powdered Sugar (1 pound box). Mix with electric beater until smooth and have ready when cake comes out of oven. Ice while the cake is hot.
