Food, glorious food

Last night I made a 4-layer chocolate cake. And it was excellent, but still doesn't even stand up to my mom's chocolate cake. It's just a sheet cake, but it is the best you will ever have for sure. This is how you make it (excuse the mom-lingo):

CHOCOLATE CAKE

Mix together: 2 cups sugar and 2 cups all purpose flour. Set aside.

Mix the following in a boiler pot and let come to a boil: 1 cup of butter (I use half oleo and half butter), half cup of water, half cup of Port wine but I use half cup of COKE, 3 tbsp. cocoa. Watch carefully.

Pour this hot mixture over the sugar and flour. Beat together (mixer) and then ADD:
1/2 cup of buttermilk
2 eggs unbeaten
1 tsp.baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla
Mix all together and pour into a 11x17x1 pan (rectangle) and bake 20min.at 350. Watch carefully. Use a toothpick or cake tester to see if done.


FROSTING:
1 stick of butter or margarine (can mix the 2)
3 ½ tbsp.of cocoa
6 tbsp.of milk....whole is best

1 box of confectioners sugar, sifted. I use a little less.
1 tsp. of vanilla
Bring butter, cocoa and milk to a boil. Stir. Remove from heat and add sifted sugar a little at a time. Then add vanilla. Beat well. SPREAD this over the hot cake. Good with ice cream.
This is a real moist cake and freezes well

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