CAKE CHOCOLATE CAKE

Eggless Chocolate Buttermilk Cake

1 2/3 cups flour

1 cup buttermilk or sour milk

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa

2 tsp vanilla

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

Preheat oven 350. Butter and lightly flour two 8inch round cake pans or one 9x13 pan. 

Mix flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Add the buttermilk, or sour milk, oil and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Spread in pans and bake for 20-25 minutes for cake pans and 35-45 minutes for square pan. Test with toothpick before removing from oven. Let cool for 5 minutes before turning out onto rack. Cool before frosting. 

Devils Food Cake

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa

3 TBS sugar

3 TBS water 

cook in saucepan on low heat until smooth and blended. Remove from heat and add 1/2 cup milk; set aside.

Cream together 

1/2 cup butter or shortening

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

Add cocoa mixture. Then add

1 cup flour

1/2 tsp each cream of tartar, baking soda, salt

Blend well then pour into buttered flour pans. Bake for 25 minutes or so.