My Mom's Chocolate Cake Recipe

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My Mom's Chocolate Cake
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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 lb butter
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/4 lb butter
  • 6 tsp milk
  • 1 lb confectioners' sugar

Directions:

  1. Combine sugar and flour in a large bowl.
  2. Boil 1/4 C cocoa, water, 1/2 lb butter in a medium sized sauce pan.
  3. Pour chocolate mixture over flour and sugar mixture and stir well.
  4. Add buttermilk, beaten eggs soda and vanilla.
  5. Pour into a jelly roll pan (which is, roughly, 11x15 and 1 inch deep), bake at 400° for 20 minutes.
  6. While cake is baking, make frosting.
  7. Combine frosting ingredients, except for confectioners sugar, in the same sauce pan used for chocolate mixture above (saves washing dishes).
  8. Boil, then add confectioners sugar.
  9. Pour over hot cake, sprinkle with nuts, and let set for an hour or two.
  10. Serve and watch the smiles and requests for the recipe.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 321.85 Kcal (1348 kJ)
Calories from fat 132.83 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.76g 23%
Cholesterol 44.7mg 15%
Sodium 368.55mg 15%
Potassium 77.72mg 2%
Total Carbs 45.84g 15%
Sugars 31.91g 128%
Dietary Fiber 1.58g 6%
Protein 2.73g 5%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 0.9mg 5%
Calcium 57.4mg 6%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 365.73 Kcal (1531 kJ)
Calories from fat 150.94 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.77g 23%
Cholesterol 50.79mg 15%
Sodium 418.8mg 15%
Potassium 88.32mg 2%
Total Carbs 52.09g 15%
Sugars 36.26g 128%
Dietary Fiber 1.79g 6%
Protein 3.1g 5%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 5%
Iron 1mg 5%
Calcium 65.2mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 7.4
    Points
  • 9
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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