Friday, June 20, 2014

Chocolate Cake (Magelby's)



Magelby’s Chocolate Cake
3 cups flour
3 cups sugar
3 cubes butter
6 Tb cocoa
1 ½ cups milk
¾ cups sour cream
1 ½ ts baking soda
3 eggs
4 ts vanilla
¾ ts salt
1.       Mix flour and sugar
2.       Melt butter, cocoa, and water in pan, pour over the flour and sugar
3.       Mix sour cream with baking soda in small bowl – wait a minute or two, then add to flour mixture along with the eggs, vanilla and salt
4.       Pour into a 9x13 pan and 8x8 pan. Cook at 325 degrees for 45 minutes

Chocolate buttercream frosting
1 cup butter
3-4 cups powdered sugar
½ cup cocoa powder
1-2 Tb milk or half and half
1 ts vanilla extract
1.       In large mixing bowl, beat butter until fluffy. Add three cups powdered sugar, cocoa powder, 1 T milk, and vanilla extract.
2.       Beat until combined and fluffy
3.       Adjust with more sugar or milk, depending on what consistency you’re looking for.