Mocha Dot Cake

By LadyRev-2

This was a recipe that mom made frequently when we were kids.

It was an old Ann Pillsbury cake that dated from the mid 1940's

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups sifted flour
• 1/2 tsp double acting baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 tsp soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/3 cup buttermilk or sour milk
• 1/2 cup cooled coffee (strong)
• 1/3 cup buttermilk or sour milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix dry ingredients.

Add shortening, milk, coffee.

Beat for two minutes.


Add rest of milk, eggs, vanilla.

Beat for two more minutes


Pour into 2 - 8" layer cake pans

Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.

Frost with 7 minute Mocha frosting