Wilson Chocolate Cake
By: Maria Boyer
Published: Sunday, April 11, 2010 - 7:24pm

Ingredients




2/3 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 larges eggs
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 pint warm water
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 2 Grease a 9x13" glass baking dish. 3 Cream together butter, sugar, and eggs. 4 In a separate bowl, mix cocoa, flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. 5 In a separate cup, stir together water and vanilla extract. 6 Slowly alternate incorporating the dry mixture and water/vanilla mixture into the butter mixture, until all ingredients form a runny batter. 7 Pour batter into greased baking dish, and bake for 35-40 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. 8 Cool completely, then top with Classic Butter Icing.

About


A 1960s-era recipe from the Wilson School District, Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania.
Also a great cupcake recipe - makes 30 cupcakes.