Susan's Grandmother's Cake
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 960.5
- Total Fat: 42.7 g
- Cholesterol: 164.6 mg
- Sodium: 1,527.6 mg
- Total Carbs: 140.1 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.8 g
- Protein: 9.8 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Susan's Grandmother's Cake calories by ingredient
Introduction
A traditional cake taken from a 1950's cookbook. A traditional cake taken from a 1950's cookbook.Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
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Cake
3 oz. unsweetened chocolate
2 1/4 cups cake flour
1 cup butter
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/8 tsp. baking powder
3 eggs
1 7/8 cup milk
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
Frosting
6 oz. unsweetened chocolate
4 1/2 Tbsp. butter
4 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
2 tsp. vanilla extract
10-11 Tbsp. milk
Directions
Melt chocolate and butter in double boiler.
Combine dry ingredients in cake mixing bowl. Add chocolate/butter mixture, milk, and vanilla. Mix on speed 2 with flat beater (in a cake mixer) for 1 minute.
Add eggs. Beat speed 2 for 30 seconds. Scrape bowl. Beat speed 6 for 1 minute.
Pour into 2 9-inch greased and floured pans.
Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes. Remove from pans.
FROSTING
Melt butter and chocolate together. In mixing bowl beat butter/chocolate mixture and rest of ingredients. Beat until smooth.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ZUMBACYN.
Combine dry ingredients in cake mixing bowl. Add chocolate/butter mixture, milk, and vanilla. Mix on speed 2 with flat beater (in a cake mixer) for 1 minute.
Add eggs. Beat speed 2 for 30 seconds. Scrape bowl. Beat speed 6 for 1 minute.
Pour into 2 9-inch greased and floured pans.
Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes. Remove from pans.
FROSTING
Melt butter and chocolate together. In mixing bowl beat butter/chocolate mixture and rest of ingredients. Beat until smooth.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ZUMBACYN.