GrandmaS Sour Cream Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

• 2 tsp vanilla
• 12 c butter or margarine
• 14 c vegetable shortening
• 2 c light brown sugar
• 3 1 oz sq unsweetened chocolate melted
• 1 c sour cream
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 12 tspsoda
• 3 eggs
• 2 12 c flour sifted
• 1 tsp salt
• 23 c water

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Grease and flour 2 9-inch cake pans Cream butter or margarine shortening brown sugar and vanilla Add eggs cream until very light and fluffy
3. Blend in melted chocolate and sour cream
4. Beat 1 minute at medium speed to mix well about 150 strokes by hand
5. Blend in sifted dry ingredients and water
6. Beat 3 minutes 450 strokes by hand
7. Bake 35 to 40 minutes at 350
8. Cool in pans 10 minutes
9. Ice with creamy vanilla frosting