West Virgina Funeral Cake-Designed to be make with what is on hand-at a moments notice

[julieinva]

Cake: ½ cup (1 stick) butter 1 cup granulated sugar 1 egg, beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon ground cloves 1 cup buttermilk.

Frosting: ½ cup (1 stick) butter, melted 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa 3 cups powdered sugar 1/3 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350°

Cake: Lightly grease a 9-inch-square baking pan. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy (a standing mixer works well). Add egg and vanilla. Mix and sift flour, cocoa, cinnamon, baking soda and cloves, adding alternately with the buttermilk to the cream mixture.

Stir until smooth. Pour batter into pan; bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a knife inserted comes out clean.

Frosting: Mix butter and cocoa in a big bowl. Alternately, add sifted powdered sugar and milk to the cocoa mixture; beat well until it has a spreadable consistency. Add vanilla. (Note: Add milk if frosting gets too thick.)

Spread frosting on warm cake, and be sure to lick the spoon!

 

[annva]

Here's another: Chocolate Cake

It's great to have recipes like these where you have all the ingredients on hand, you don't have to have anything at room temperature, and they taste great too.

Chocolate Cake

6 T cocoa
2 cups flour
1-1/2 cups sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt
2 eggs
¾ cup butter, melted
1 cup cold water

Sift cocoa, flour, sugar, soda and salt into bowl. Add eggs, butter and water. Beat well.
Bake in greased & floured 9” square pan at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes. Cool on rack.
Dust with confectioners’ sugar (or top with the buttercream frosting using the recipe on the confectioner’s sugar box). I've also baked this cake in a 9" round pan.

 

[angak]

thanks for these handy recipes. and so nice that they make small cakes.