Pennsylvania Dutch Chocolate Cake
By: Anonymous
Published: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 3:02am

Ingredients




1/2 pound butter
2 1/2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup cocoa
2 cups boiling water

Preparation

1 Cream the butter and sugar until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well. Add vanilla. Sift flour and dry ingredients, except cocoa, and add to beater. Mix cocoa and boiling water to smooth paste and add to batter; mix well. Put into greased and floured tube pan and bake until a pick comes out clean at 375 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes. Frost with mocha frosting or any frosting desired. 2 Note: To a chocolate frosting recipe, add cold coffee instead of milk or cream for mixing.