Ingredients
- 1/2 cup soft butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 tablespoons cocoa
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup sour milk
- 2 teaspoons soda
- 1 cup boiling water
Make it step by step
- Cream butter, sugar and eggs. Add flour, salt, vanilla and cocoa - mix and add the sour milk which the 2 teaspoons of soda have been added to - mix until blended. Then slow, add the boiling water, the batter will be very thin. Bake in a 9 x 13 inch or two 9 inch round pans for 30 minutes at 375 degrees. Freezes well and stays moist for days.
Nutrition and portions
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Recipe source
Adapted from Foodista by Anonymous, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.
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