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1/2 cup cocoa 125 mL
1 cup boiling water 250 mL
2 1/2 cups sifted flour 600 mL
3 1/2 tsp baking powder 17 mL
1/4 tsp salt 1 mL
1/2 cup shortening (part butter) 125 mL
2 cups lightly packed brown sugar 500 mL
2 eggs (well beaten) 2
1 tsp vanilla 5 mL
1/2 cup milk 125 mL
2/3 cup chopped nuts 150 mL
Icing
1 square chocolate 1 square
1 tsp butter 5 mL
1 cup icing sugar 140 mL
1 tbsp cream (approximately) 15 mL
1/4 tsp vanilla 1 mL
Add boiling water to cocoa gradually and stir until blended. Set aside to cool.
Measure dry ingredients (flour, baking powder and salt) and sift twice together.
Cream shortening and sugar. Add well beaten eggs and vanilla. Beat well, then add dry ingredients alternately with milk. To the last addition of dry ingredients add chopped nuts.
Lastly add cool cocoa mixture and stir until well blended.
Put in a greased pan. Bake in moderate oven at 350°F/180°C for 40 minutes.
Icing
Melt chocolate and butter, and pour on about 1 cup/250 mL of icing sugar, mix, add some cream and a little vanilla.
After placing on cake, put in refrigerator for several hours.
1/2 cup cocoa 125 mL
1 cup boiling water 250 mL
2 1/2 cups sifted flour 600 mL
3 1/2 tsp baking powder 17 mL
1/4 tsp salt 1 mL
1/2 cup shortening (part butter) 125 mL
2 cups lightly packed brown sugar 500 mL
2 eggs (well beaten) 2
1 tsp vanilla 5 mL
1/2 cup milk 125 mL
2/3 cup chopped nuts 150 mL
Icing
1 square chocolate 1 square
1 tsp butter 5 mL
1 cup icing sugar 140 mL
1 tbsp cream (approximately) 15 mL
1/4 tsp vanilla 1 mL
Add boiling water to cocoa gradually and stir until blended. Set aside to cool.
Measure dry ingredients (flour, baking powder and salt) and sift twice together.
Cream shortening and sugar. Add well beaten eggs and vanilla. Beat well, then add dry ingredients alternately with milk. To the last addition of dry ingredients add chopped nuts.
Lastly add cool cocoa mixture and stir until well blended.
Put in a greased pan. Bake in moderate oven at 350°F/180°C for 40 minutes.
Icing
Melt chocolate and butter, and pour on about 1 cup/250 mL of icing sugar, mix, add some cream and a little vanilla.
After placing on cake, put in refrigerator for several hours.
