Ingredients
- Cake Batter:
- 2 Cups Self-Rising flour
- 3/4 Cup Cocoa
- 2 Cups Sugar
- 1 Cup regular oil
- 1 Cup Brewed Coffee
- 1 Cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Icing:
- 1 Cup milk
- 5 tablespoons flour
- 1/2 Cup butter
- 1/2 Cup shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
Details
Preparation
Step 1
Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees
CAKE BATTER
(this batter is supposed to be soupy)
In a large mixing bowl, add:
2 Cups Self-Rising flour
3/4 Cup Cocoa
2 Cups Sugar
~Add~
1 Cup regular oil
1 Cup Brewed Coffee
1 Cup milk
Beat 2 minutes on medium
~Add~
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
Beat another 2 minutes on medium
Pour into two greased & floured 10" round cake pans
Bake at 325 degrees for (30-35 minutes) - My oven does this in about 20 minutes.
ICING
FLOUR MIXTURE
In a sauce pan, add:
1 Cup milk
5 tablespoons flour
* Cook on medium till thick (beat with fork repeatedly - takes about 8-10 minutes to thicken)
* DON'T LET THIS BOIL!
* Refrigerate till cold
IN ANOTHER BOWL
~Beat~
1/2 Cup butter
1/2 Cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla
Beat till creamy
Add FLOUR MIXTURE
Beat for 10 minutes
Apply the icing to one cake on top and sides.
Place the other cake on top and apply icing on top and sides.
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