2 c Flour
1 ts Salt
1 ts Baking powder
2 ts Baking soda
3/4 c Unsweetened cocoa
2 c Sugar
1 c Oil
1 c Hot coffee
1 c Milk
2 Eggs
1 ts Vanilla extract
Favorite Icing:
1 c Milk
5 tb Flour
1/2 c Butter, softened
1/2 c Shortening
1 c Sugar
1 ts Vanilla extract
For cake, sift together dry
-ingredients in a mixing
-bowl.
Add oil, coffee and milk;
-mix at medium speed for 2
Minutes. Add eggs and
-vanilla; beat 2 more
-minutes (batter
Will be thin). Pour into 2
-greased and floured 9" cake
Pans. Bake at 325 degrees
-for 25-30 minutes. Cool
-cakes
15 Minutes before removing from
-pans. Cool on wire racks.
Meanwhile, for icing,
-combine the milk and flour
-in a
Saucepan; cook until thick.
-Cover and refrigerate. In
-a
Mixing bowl, beat butter,
-shortening, sugar and
-vanilla
Until creamy. Add chilled
-milk/flour mixture and beat
-for
10 Minutes. Frost cooled cake.
