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Crazy Chocolate Cake

Pam Rain
Paul absolutely LOVES Pam's cakes. They are delicious!
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Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

Cake

  • 3 cups flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 6 Tbsp cocoa
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 Tbs white vinegar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 cups cold water
  • 1 tsp instant coffee (optional)

Chocolate Butter Cream Frosting

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup Crisco shortening
  • 4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 Tbsp vanilla
  • 2 packets unsweetened cocoa powder (about 1/4 to 1/3 cup)

Instructions
 

Cake

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 13x9 inch cake pan.
  • Sift together flour, sugar, cocoa and salt into a bowl. Add vanilla, vegetable oil, and instant coffee. Add 1 cup water a mix, but be careful to not overbeat.
  • In a bowl combine baking soda and vinegar. Mixture will begin to foam up; add to cake batter. Add 1 additional cup cold water and mix lightly.
  • Pour batter into prepared cake pan. Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Frost with chocolate butter cream frosting. Enjoy!

Chocolate Butter Cream Frosting

  • Cream together sugar and Crisco. Add sugar, one cup at a time, beating well. Add vanilla and cocoa and cream until mixed thoroughly.