Mom's Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup coffee
• 2/3 cup sour milk (add 1 t vinegar and milk to fill 2/3 cup)
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 lb powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup cocoa (or to taste)
• 1/2 cup coffee (or to taste)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 sift together flour, sugar, cocoa, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and baking soda in a large bowl.
• 3 add 1 stick of margarine, 1/2 c of coffee, and 1/3 c of sour milk to the sifted ingredients.
• 4 stir by hand until mixed.
• 5 add another 1/3 c of sour milk, 2 eggs, and 1 t of vanilla.
• 6 beat 3 or 4 minutes with mixer.
• 7 pour into lightly greased 9x13-inch baking pan.
• 8 bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• 9 after cake cools mix together ingredients for the chocolate frosting.
• 10 in a large mixing bowl, add the stick of margarine and powdered sugar together and add vanilla, cocoa and coffee to taste.
• 11 spread frosting on top of cooled cake.