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.