Thursday, August 20, 2009

A favorite dessert recipe

Rea's Good Chocolate Cake

Mix 1/2 c. milk and 1 tsp vinegar --let sit

Then, mix the following in a pan on the stove top and bring to a boil:
1 stick of margarine
1/2 c shortening
1/3 c cocoa
Add 1 c water. Set aside.

Then sift together:
2 c flour
2 c sugar
1 tsp soda
1/2 tsp salt

To the dry ingredients, add the vinegar/milk mixture and cocoa mixture and stir. Add 2 eggs and 1 tsp vanilla. Beat well. Bake at 400 degrees in greased 9x13 pan for 20 minutes. Poke with fork holes.

Nutty Frosting: Make while cake is cooking

Melt in a pan:
6 Tbs margarine
1/4 c cocoa
1/3 c milk
Then bring to a boil--Don't Burn!

Remove from stove and add:
1 tsp vanilla
1 c walnuts or pecans
3 c powdered sugar
Pour over cake while hot so that it goes into the forked holes.

Let cool slightly and Enjoy!!!
Great with vanilla ice cream or a cold glass of milk

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