Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake

Old Fashioned Chocolate Cake

Recipe of Ruth Merriam Gee

1 cup buttermilk               

½ cup baking cocoa

¾ cup oil                                 

2 cups flour

2 eggs, slightly beaten     

2 cups sugar

1 tsp. vanilla                     

1 tsp. salt

1 cup water                      

1½ tsp. baking soda

Preheat oven to 350°.  Grease & flour 9”x13” pan. 

Mix buttermilk, oil, eggs & vanilla.

 Stir water & cocoa in small saucepan over medium heat until

 smooth.  Remove from heat.

 Sift remaining dry ingredients into egg mixture, stir until

 combined, then stir in cocoa mixture. 

Pour into prepared pan (batter will be runny). 

Bake 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. 

Frost with chocolate Buttercream frosting (recipe in this book).