Grandma’s Chocolate Cake
My grandma made this delicious cake for me throughout the years on my birthday. It's wonderful for chocolate lovers!—Dorothy Eagen, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup baking cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup hot water
- CHOCOLATE FUDGE FROSTING:
- 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 to 2 tablespoons half-and-half cream
Reviews
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My husband's brthday is Valentine's Day. He wanted a chocolate cake for his birthday. I made this and my whole family loved it. I thought the icing was runny, but after I put it in the fridge to cool quicker and used heavy cream instead of half and half and beat with my mixer, iced the cake and chilled until ready to eat, it turned out delicious. My husband loved the icing because it tasted like homemade fudge that I make him at Christmas.
Very good, all turned out delicious, would make definately make again!
Though the frosting failed, the cake itself was very good. I ended up using a wonderful butter frosting from Paula Deen, my superhero of baking & go-to girl when I need a great recipe, which went very well with this cake recipe. I would give the cake 4 stars & the frosting that goes with this cake 1.
I haven't tasted the cake yet so I can't review on that. This review is for the frosting. Extremely disappointed in it. After following instructions to the letter, the frosting turned out very gritty. Back to the drawing board, and off to search for a different frosting recipe.
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