Recipe #4

Chocolate Cake & Fudge Frosting

Transcribed from the above recipe as written by my grandmother.  This recipe was originally from Jessie Runnalls.

Mix together 1 cup sugar and 1 cup salad dressing or mayonnaise. Add 2 teaspoons milk.  Last, add 2 1/4 cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking soda, and 3 tablespoons cocoa.  Be sure to sift the flour, cocoa and baking soda all together.  mix well.  Bake about 35 minutes in 375* oven or until toothpick comes out clean.  Be sure to mix just as recipe is given, this cake always turns out good.  Some lady won a prize on this cake.

Fudge Frosting

Mix 1 1/2 tablespoons cocoa with 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1 pinch of salt, and 3 tablespoons water until smooth in top of double boiler.  add 1/2 can condensed milk and mix well.  Cook over hot water until thick, stir once in a while as it cooks.  When frosting is cold beat in 1 teaspoon Crisco or similar shortening, heat until fluffy.  Spread on cake.  You can use butter in frosting if you wish.

I remember my gram making this cake…. it was her mayonnaise cake!  I didn’t realize I had the recipe for it until I was browsing this morning in her recipe box.

Enjoy!