DevilS Food Cake With Mocha Icing
Ingredients
2 C. brown sugar
1/2 C. shortening
2 eggs, well beaten
1 tsp. vanilla
2-1/2 C. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1/3 C. cocoa
1/4 tsp. salt
1 C. sour milk
Mocha Frosting:
1/4 C. butter
2 C. confectioner’s sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 Tbsp. warm coffee
Cooking Instructions
Cream sugar and shortening. Add eggs and beat thoroughly. Add vanilla. Sift flour, measure, and sift with baking soda, baking powder, cocoa, and salt. Add dry ingredients alternately with sour milk to first mixture. Blend thoroughly but lightly. Allow to stand a few minutes. Pour into a well-oiled layer cake pan. Bake in 375 degrees oven for about 20 minutes. Put layers together with mocha frosting. Mocha Frosting: Cream butter and sugar. Stir in vanilla. Add coffee gradually until frosting is of spreading consistency. Frost cake.
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