Prize Cake Recipe

Prize Cake Recipe

Cake:

1/2 cup salted butter

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup white sugar

2 eggs

2 squares chocolate, melted

2 cups of cake flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 cup sour cream or buttermilk

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup hot water

Frosting:

5 heaping TB white sugar

3 heaping TB whipping cream

2 heaping TB butter

1/3 package of chocolate chips

1/2 cup nuts (optional)

*This recipe doesn't have any details on oven temp, pans or cook time, so I will just estimate until I have a chance to make it.

For the cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Well grease a 9x13 pan.  Cream butter and both sugars until fluffy.  Add the eggs, one at a time, blending well.  Add melted chocolated and mix. Add the vanilla to the butter milk or sour cream.  Add the flour, alternating with the milk/sour cream.  Stir in the hot water and baking soda.

Bake for 25 minutes (guess at this point) or until done.  Let cool on a wire rack.

For the frosting: Bring all the ingredients to a rolling boil in a medium saucepan.  Remove from the heat and add the chocolate chips and nuts.  Blend.  Glaze cake.

Recipe Source: Lillian Ulmer/1940 School Cooking Class (how cool is that?!)