Who doesn’t like chocolate cake? Loretta’s rich, dark, moist version has always been very much in demand in our family.

Ingredients for Loretta’s Chocolate Cake

• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 4 squares shaved chocolate, unsweetened
• 1 cup water
• 1 t vanilla
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 t baking soda
• 1 t cinnamon
• 1 t vanilla
• 2 beaten eggs

Preparing Loretta’s Chocolate Cake

For cake: Combine flour and sugar. Boil together the butter, shaved chocolate, and water. Pour over flour. Mix buttermilk, baking soda, cinnamon, vanilla, and eggs. Add to flour mixture and combine well. Bake at 350F for about 40 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

For icing:

• 3 squares chocolate, unsweetened
• 3-6 T milk
• 1 stick margarine
• 1 box powdered sugar
• 1 t vanilla

Boil together the chocolate, milk, margarine, and icing sugar. Spread over cooled cake.

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