Best Chocolate Cake

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"Our family's favorite chocolate cake! Especially when you add the fudge frosting!"

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Original recipe yield: 1 9 x 13 inch pan

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INGREDIENTS

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup water
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
3 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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DIRECTIONS

Bring to a boil the 1/2 cup butter or margarine, 1/2 cup shortening, water and 1/4 cup cocoa. Remove from heat and add flour, sugar, 1/2 cup milk and vinegar. Mix well. Then add: eggs, baking soda and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
Mix well until lumps are gone. Pour into greased 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
To Make Fudge Frosting: Combine in saucepan , 6 tablespoon butter or oleo, 4 tablespoons milk and cocoa. Bring to rolling boil. Remove from heat and add 3 cups confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until smooth. Spread on cooled cake.

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Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2003 by SHERRY V HOWELL

My son did this for a cooking class project. What a huge disappointment it was. It would not come out of the pan (note: it says to only grease the pan, not flour). It was very crumbly and dry. It had to be cooked longer than it said to have the middle done. The frosting was okay, didn't hardly cover the cake. My husband's comment was it seemed to be missing something. I watched my son make this and he didn't leave anything out. I would never make this again.

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Reviewed on Sep. 17, 2007 by frogqueen33

WoW this cake is great! Other users must of done something wrong in recipe. This cake is moist it does taste like a frosted brownie but with a cake like texture.I love it *****

3 users found this review helpful