MeMom's Cake in a Pan

It took me years to get the recipe for the icing down right. I was using too much milk! This is my Dear Professor's family treasure--a recipe for what some call Texas Sheet Cake, or simply chocolate cake from scratch. It is good. And others love it as well. You just can't go wrong with chocolate!

(The recipe is written as I received it. Be sure to read my comments about the amount of milk for the icing.)

MeMom's Cake in a Pan

Cake
2 1/2 c sugar
1 c shortening
1/4 tsp salt
2 eggs
2 tsp soda
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 c flour
1/3 c cocoa
1 c buttermilk
1 c boiling water.

Cream shortening with sugar, salt, eggs, soda. Add
cocoa. Add remaing ingredients, mixing in boling water
last. Pour into 9x13 inch pan and bake at 325*F for 45
minutes to an hour. (test by sticking a toothpick in the
middle. If the toothpick comes out clean, it is done.)


Icing
1/4 c cocoa
2 c sugar
2/3 c milk
1/2 c butter
1/4 tsp salt
tsp butter flavored vanilla

Melt butter in a saucepan on medium heat. Add sugar.
cocoa, salt. Add milk (I have used 1/4c to 1/3c
buttermilk or evaporated milk) Bring to a boil, stirring
constantly. Boil gently 2 minutes, or until it begins to
thicken. Remove from heat and beat in the vanilla.
Pour over warm cake.

Lowe Chocolate Potluck Cake

cake:
1 pkg. devils food cake mix
1 c. vanilla or plain low-fat yogurt
1/2 c water
1/2 c vegetable oil
3 large eggs

topping:
1/3 c finely chopped pecans (or walnuts)
1/3 c light brown sugar
1/3 c chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350. Place cake mix, yogurt, water, oil and eggs in large mixing bowl. blend with electric mixer at low speed for 1 minute. Scrape sides of bowl with a spatula. Increase mixer speed to medium and beat 2 minutes more. Batter should be stiff and smooth.

Pour batter into 9x13 pan that is sprayed with non-stick spray. Sprinkle topping on top of the cake. Bake for 30-35 min or until cake springs back when lightly pressed with your finger. Cool on wire rack about 20 min. Serve warm. Store at room temp for 3 days or in refrigerator for 1 week.


Here you go, Judy. You need to take this one with you for Texas baking ;)

Emily's Pound Cake

3 sticks butter, softened

3 c. sugar

5 eggs

3 tsp. vanilla extract

3 c. flour (2 all purpose, 1 self-rising)

1 c. whipping cream

zest of one lemon

Cream together butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla. Add flour. Then cream and lemon zest. 

Grease and flour bunt pan. Bake 350 for about 1 hour. 

I baked mine for an hour and 10 minutes and it was overdone. I'd check it at about 55 minutes and see how it's coming along. Cool in pan for a bit and then remove to plate.