Aunt Geraldine's Chocolate Cake
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Ingredients
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protein
- ○3eggs
dairy
- ✓8 tablespoonsbutter
- ○1 cupbuttermilk
grain
- ○2 cupsall-purpose flour
pantry staple
- ○1 teaspoonvanilla extract
- ·1/2 teaspoonsalt
- ○1 teaspoonbaking soda
- ○2 cupssugar
other
- ○4 ounceschocolate(melted)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
- Cream together 8 tablespoons of butter, 2 cups of sugar, and 3 eggs until light and fluffy.
- Add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, beating well.
- In a separate bowl, sift together 2 cups all-purpose flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1 teaspoon baking soda.
- Alternately add the dry ingredients and 1 cup of buttermilk to the butter mixture, starting and ending with the dry ingredients.
- Melt 4 ounces of chocolate and stir into the batter until evenly distributed.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Remove the pan from the oven and let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes before turning it out onto a wire rack.
- Cool completely before frosting.
My notes
The recipe has an advertisement for Lido, The Ultimate Standard of Excellence, suggesting it is from a publication or magazine.
Partially obscured instructions and ingredients need careful review.