$300 Chocolate Cake

Guide – If you have a wrapped chocolate bar, remember, it must be unwrapped and allowed to breathe like a fine wine. Many people yield to the temptation of ripping open a candy bar and immediately taking a bite.

This chocolate cake is quick and easy to prepare and the best part is you can pour the icing over the cake while it is still in the pan. Do not remove from the pan because the icing will run down the sides.

Whenever I am asked to bring a covered dish or donate a favorite food for a fundraiser, this is the cake that I make. Most people enjoy it and ask for the recipe. On some occassions, I make two of these. On one, I make the icing according to the recipe and the other cake, I add one half cup of coco to the icing. Try them both.

Guide – In 1842 Cadbury’s in England created the worlds first chocolate bar.

2 cups sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup water
1 stick butter
1 cup Crisco Oil
4 tablespoons cocoa
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon soda
1/8 teaspoon salt

Mix sugar and flour together in large bowl. Mix water, butter, oil and cocoa in a saucepan; bring to boil and boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add sugar and flour to mixture and stir well. Then add buttermilk, eggs, soda and salt. Pour into a large rectangular greased and floured pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

Guide – Children are more likely to prefer chocolate when they reach 10-11 years old than when they are younger.

Icing

Bring 4 tablespoons milk, 1 stick butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla to boil. Add 1 box powdered sugar. Use milk to thin. Pour over hot cake in pan.

Note: Use all-purpose flour when making this cake. You may use self-rising flour, but do not add the soda and salt. You may also add 1/2 cup of chopped pecans to the batter.

Guide – ‘It’s not that chocolates are a substitute for love. Love is a substitute for chocolate.

Guaranteed to satisfy a sweet craving or a chocolate lover.