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Chocolate Cake - 1996
​​​​​​​​​​​Recipe courtesy of Grandma Emma Wozny

INGREDIENTS
  • 2 cups  sugar
  • ¾ cup  butter -- room temperature
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup  sour milk (Add 2 TBS vinegar night before)
  • 1 teaspoon  vanilla
  • 2 ½ cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons  baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup  cocoa
  • 1 cup  boiling water

PREPARATION
Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add one egg at a time and cream. Add vanilla and continue to cream. Sift flour, baking soda, salt, and cocoa. While mixing, add 1/3 flour mixture, 1/2 milk, 1/3 flour mixture, 1/2 milk and 1/3 flour mixture. Mix until smooth. Fold in water, 1/4 cup at a time. Pour into greased, floured cake pan. Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes until it passes the toothpick test.

Cupcake Variation: 
1/4 cup batter / cup
Bake for 18 minutes
Makes 34 cupcakes
 
You will need to make a thicker icing for the cupcakes by adding more powdered sugar. 

This is the legendary cake that was a hit as the groom's cake at not one, but two wedding receptions! Mmm!  ​

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